dreamboat

FREQ #42387

n. 梦中人

发音

UK /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/
AU
US /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/

词形变化

dreamboats 复数 dreamboats

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.

    梦中情人

    梦中人

    过时 幽默 非正式

    My new fella is such a dreamboat. He can dance, can sing, and is the captain of the school hockey team.

  2. 2.

    Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car.

    古体 俚语

    My new car is a dreamboat.

词源

From dream + boat, probably suggesting a person “carrying” or embodying the dreams of another; the term appeared in some 1930s and 1940s love songs, referring to a metaphorical boat carrying a lover’s dreams, such as “When My Dream Boat Comes Home” (1936) written by the Canadian-American bandleader Guy Lombardo (1902–1977) and “Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat” (1941) by the American songwriters Otis (1898–1970) and Leon René (1902–1982), and Emerson Scott.

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