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pipe dream

英 [ˈpaɪp driːm]

美 [ˈpaɪp driːm]

n.  脱离实际的愿望; 行不通的计划; 妄想

牛津词典

    noun

    • 脱离实际的愿望;行不通的计划;妄想
      a hope or plan that is impossible to achieve or not practical

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 白日梦;不切实际的空想
        Apipe dreamis a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen.
        1. You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.
          白日梦会荒废你一生。

      英英释义

      noun

      • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
        1. I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
        Synonym:dream

      双语例句

      • Peter's idea of becoming a movie star is only a pipe dream.
        彼特想成为电影明星的愿望只是一个白日梦。
      • I would like to buy a villa in Spain when I retire, but with my limited resources it is only a pipe dream.
        我退休后想在西班牙买一栋别墅,但就我有限的财力而言,这只是一种空想。
      • On the face of it, the idea of a pan-Asean exchange looks like a pipe dream.
        乍看起来,泛东盟交易所似乎是个白日梦。
      • The idea that they could be freed from the clutches of national governments was a pipe dream.
        有人认为它们能摆脱民族国家政府的控制,这种想法就是白日做梦。
      • I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
        一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。
      • He would love to have a beautiful mansion, but that is a pipe dream.
        他很想有栋豪宅,但只是一种空想。
      • For me, it is just a pipe dream to travel to The Moon.
        对我而言,去月球旅行只是白日梦。
      • My friend Johnny has this pipe dream about becoming a famous movie star.
        我的朋友约翰尼一直在白日做梦想成为一个有名的电影明星。
      • Father's plan to build a forest cabin by the lake was just a pipe dream.
        父亲想在湖滨筑一林中小屋的计划不过是个美梦罢了。
      • As national reform efforts stall, international harmonisation remains a pipe dream.
        随着每个国家的改革努力陷入停滞,国际协同仍然是一个白日梦。