fantasize; delusion
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fantasize; to have wild ideas; to daydream
literaryRefers to imaginative, often unrestrained or extravagant thinking, not necessarily negative. Often used in artistic or musical contexts.
Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
kuáng狂
xiǎng想
zì自
jǐ己
néng能
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
tàn探
xiǎn险
jiā家
。
He often fantasizes about becoming an explorer.
Zhè这
shǒu首
《
Xiōng匈
yá牙
lì利
kuáng狂
xiǎng想
qǔ曲
》
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
jī激
qíng情
yǔ与
huàn幻
xiǎng想
。
This "Hungarian Rhapsody" is full of passion and fantasy.
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Bú不
yào要
zǒng总
shì是
chén沉
nì溺
yú于
bú不
qiè切
shí实
jì际
de的
kuáng狂
xiǎng想
。
Don't always indulge in unrealistic fantasies.
verb
to have a delusion; to be deluded; to entertain wild and baseless thoughts
derogatoryImplies irrational, impractical, or even pathological thinking. Often has a negative connotation.
Tā他
jìng竟
rán然
kuáng狂
xiǎng想
zì自
jǐ己
kě可
yǐ以
tǒng统
zhì治
shì世
jiè界
。
He actually deludes himself into thinking he can rule the world.
Zhè这
xiē些
yīn阴
móu谋
lùn论
bú不
guò过
shì是
xiē些
háo毫
wú无
gēn根
jù据
de的
kuáng狂
xiǎng想
。
These conspiracy theories are nothing but baseless delusions.
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Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
zhuàng状
tài态
xià下
，
tā他
de的
sī思
wéi维
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
bìng病
tài态
de的
kuáng狂
xiǎng想
。
In that state, his mind was filled with pathological delusions.