American dream

American dream

美 　英

• n.美国梦（美国人传统的价值观和社会标准，如民主、权利平等和财富）
• 网络美国之梦；柏青哥君美国之梦；美国大梦

英汉双解

英汉解释

un.	1. 美国梦,美国式理想(指美国标榜的立国精神;人人自由和机会均等)

英英解释

n.	1. the idea that everyone in the United States has the chance to achieve success and prosperity

例句

He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream.

他表示，将在全国各地直至三月全部摧毁残余的美国梦。

Over the July 4th weekend, a summit called Texas Defending the American Dream took place in a chilly hotel ballroom in Austin.

7月4日的这个周末，在奥斯汀一家宾馆肃杀的大厅内举行了一个名为“德克萨斯捍卫美国梦”的会议。

Once upon a time this was called the American Dream. Nowadays it might be called America's Fitful Reverie.

从前这就是所谓的美国梦，现在可以称作恍恍惚惚的白日梦。

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.

作为一位教育者，我也总是努力去看待那些对于抱有的美国梦的人的成果。

In his own life, Barack Obama has lived the American dream, as a community organizer, in the state senate, as a United States senator.

身为社区组织者、州参议员和联邦参议员，贝拉克·奥巴马自已的生活就是美国梦的真实写照。

Mr Dalio's philosophy turns out to be a fanatical, fundamentalist version of the American dream.

雷蒙德的哲学是美国梦狂热的原教旨主义版本。

If the American Dream is not real, why do our leaders impose it upon the general public so much?

如果美国梦不是真的，为什么我们的领导人们把它如此强加于公众身上？

With nothing but $25 and a backpack, Adam Shepard set out to prove whether the American Dream still exists.

亚当·谢巴德随身携带25美元和一个旅行包，就走上证明美国梦是否依然存在的探索之路。

To say that one of these represents the American Dream and the other does not is to set up a false choice.

如果说他们两人中一个代表了美国梦而另一个没有，这是在作出错误的选择。

We've got to keep our people safe, and see to it that the American Dream remains vibrant and alive for our children and grandchildren.

我们需要保障人民的安全，保证我们的子孙依然有鲜活的美国梦。

From American cultural perspective, Tommy, the protagonist fights for his American dream while he never succeeds as a real American.

从美国文化层面来看，主人公汤米是一个为自己的美国梦而奋斗但最后梦想破灭的典型人物。

Each campaign maintains its opponent is out to destroy fairness and the American dream of a strong and prosperous middle class.

两方都称对方的政策将带来不公平，毁灭建设强大而繁荣的中产阶级的美国梦。

Meanwhile, some of Flushing's Afghans worry that their chance at the American dream might be flouted by the U. S. government.

与此同时，许多法拉盛地区的阿富汗移民担心他们的美国梦会就此被美国政府击碎。

American movies and TV series dominate our screens and the American Dream seems to have become more or less universal.

美国电影和电视剧控制着世界的荧光屏，美国的梦想也或多或少变得更加全球化。

For another, the American Dream could consist in achieving a state of pure freedom from the choke-hold of money and social structure.

另一方面，美国梦可能存在于从令人窒息的金钱和社会结构中获取纯粹的自由。

Dewey set out to fulfill the American dream of a public school system that was the chief training ground for democracy.

杜威着手实现美国公共学校制的理想，这种制度是民主政治的主要训练基地。

From the birth of America, to America today, the driving force and the heart of America has always been the American Dream.

从建国之初到现在，美国的动力和核心始终是美国梦。

What I'm trying to do is to help Chinese mothers to realize their American dream, at a fair and reasonable price.

我试图以一种公正合理的价格，来帮助中国母亲们实现她们的美国梦。

they are much less likely to attack you, and they're busy trying to fulfill their low-cost version of the American Dream.

他们不大会来攻击我们，他们忙于实现他们山寨版的“美国梦”。

There's no one to hear. You might as well scream. They never woke up from the American dream.

这里没有人听得到。你可以一直大声叫。他们在美国梦中不会醒来。

The president and his wife are living examples of how education can achieve the American dream.

总统和他的妻子是教育怎样实现美国人的梦想的活生生例子。

Home ownership was a crucial part of the American dream, promoted by government leaders across the political spectrum.

拥有住房是美国梦极重要的部分，各个政治派别的政府领导人莫不表示支持。

"The American Dream Initiative" is an attempt to make globalisation sound less scary by supplying cushions and ladders.

“美国梦倡议书”努力通过提供缓冲和阶梯使全球化显得不那么令人担忧。

The statue is an iconic symbol of the United States and of the American Dream.

自由女神像是美国的地标性象征，同样之于美国梦。

Eddie: What happened to the American dream? It came true! You're looking at it.

美国梦怎么了？成真了啊！你正在看着它呢。

How can we let anyone in this country put their lives at risk by simply showing up to work, by simply pursuing the American Dream?

我们的国家怎能容忍人们仅因工作就付出生命？难道仅仅是因为他们追求美国梦吗？

In fact, to hear the new president speak, the frontiersman 's version of the American Dream was borderline malevolent.

事实上，听总统任职演讲，边境人对于美国梦的诠释有恶意性。

If homeownership was the American dream before the bust, lots of people are now waking up to the benefits of renting.

在危机爆发前购房是美国人的梦想，但现在很多人也逐渐认识到租房的好处。

One of the reasons that I got into this campaign was a sense that the American dream feels like it's slipping away for so many people.

我参加这场竞选的原因之一是我感觉美国梦就要从许多人手中滑走。

Who could have foreseen that the American dream would blur into a terrible nightmare?

有谁能预料得到，美国梦会变成一场可怕的梦魇呢？

We've always had this idea of the American Dream: a nice house, picket fence. How has the definition changed over the last few years?

以前我们对美国梦的理解一直都是：一所有尖桩围栏的漂亮房子。在过去的几年里这个定义又是如何变化的？

Of all the immigrants in the United States, the Amerasians, I think, are the group that's had the hardest time finding the American Dream.

我想，在所有追寻美国梦的美国移民中，美亚混血儿是经受最多磨难的一群人。

And I will not be satisfied until every American who wants a good job can find one, and every American gets a shot at the American Dream.

在所有想就业的美国人都获得工作机会，所有美国人都实现自己的美国梦之前，我不会满足。

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- One of the most basic tenets of the American Dream is being called into question by recent economic data.

纽约（卫报）--“美国梦”的最基本原则之一是受最近经济数据的质疑。

Others say that the American Dream is beyond the grasp of the working poor who must work two jobs to insure their family's survival.

也有人说是美国梦超出了工作的穷人谁必须努力工作，以确保两个家庭的生存把握的。

China, as yet, has no equivalents to Hollywood, Silicon Valley or "the American dream" .

迄今为止，中国尚未创造出可与好莱坞（Hollywood）、硅谷（SiliconValley）或“美国梦”相提并论的事物。

Let's make no mistake about this: The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods.

对这-点我们可别弄错：美国梦是从街道开始的。

And despite the racism he saw and experienced, he never lost his faith in that American dream.

尽管父亲目睹并亲历种族歧视，但他从未放弃对美国梦的信仰。

The kitchen had taken central place in the American dream.

厨房已经在美国人的梦想中占据了中心位置。

Then, the "equal rights" has become one of a connotation of the "American dream" .

于是，“平等权利”成了“美国梦”的一个内涵。