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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

      • 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。