dream about, dream of
表示在梦中的经历或见到的情境,即“梦见”“梦到”时,一般二者可换用。它们的区别在于:表示“做梦”“梦想”时接about或of都可,而在表示“考虑”“想”“渴望”时,通常接of。例如:
The boy dreamed of becoming a pilot.这男孩想成为飞行员。
I often dream about〔of〕 the time when my work will be finished.我常常梦想我的工作有朝一日能结束。
The soldier often dreams about〔of〕 home.这士兵经常梦到家。
下面三句意思相同:
He dreamed a dream of flying an aeroplane.
He dreamed that he was flying an aeroplane.
He had a dream of flying an aeroplane.
他梦见坐飞机。