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.- You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.
白日梦会荒废你一生。
- You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.
英英释义
noun
- a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
- I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
双语例句
- 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。 - Saying that you want something different without thinking and acting differently ensures that you continue to have your pipe dream.
你总是在念叨想要不同的生活,却不想也不做不同的事,这会保证你永远做的是白日梦。 - Otherwise, the drive for the four modernizations will become a pipe dream.
否则,搞四个现代化就会变成一句空话。 - 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。 - Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
移居国外?目前看来是白日梦。 - Her plans of becoming an opera singer will never be more that a pipe dream& her voice is really not good enough.
她成为一名歌剧演唱家的打算永远只能是个白日梦&她的嗓子不够好。 - You can study acting as long as you like, but starring in a Hollywood movie is just a pipe dream.
只要你喜欢你就可以去学表演,但是主演一部好莱坞电影只是白日梦。 - 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。 - Alternative fuel for vehicles, once a pipe dream, has become a reality.
汽车代用燃料,曾经是一个可望不可及的梦,可现在却日行日近。 - 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。