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梦寐以求

mèng mèi yǐ qiú

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
  • to long for sth day and night

Definition

形容迫切地希望得到某物或实现某个愿望，连睡梦中都在追求。

To describe something that one desires so much that they dream about it; a long-cherished dream.

Usage

通常用作定语或谓语，强调渴望的程度极深。

Usually used as an attributive or predicate, emphasizing the depth of desire.

Examples

  • 1 一份稳定的工作是他梦寐以求的。 (A stable job is what he has been dreaming of.)
  • 2 她终于得到了那件梦寐以求的婚纱。 (She finally got the wedding dress she had been dreaming of.)
  • 3 能去南极考察是我梦寐以求的机会。 (The opportunity to go on an expedition to Antarctica is my long-cherished dream.)
  • 4 孩子们梦寐以求的假期终于开始了。 (The holiday that the children had been dreaming of finally began.)
  • 5 梦寐以求的爱情并不总是如想象中完美。 (The love one dreams of is not always as perfect as imagined.)

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