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
- To not show emotion, you're an idiot, or you're living a pipe dream.
你要么是一个白痴,要么你就是生活在幻觉里,你才会不显露自己的感情。 - This is a pipe dream that can cost you both time and money.
这是一个梦想,你既可以成本时间和金钱。 - 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。 - 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。 - It's a nice little pipe dream.
这是个美好的小幻想。 - If not, the MDGs and poverty reduction are a pipe dream.
否则,千年发展目标和减贫将是一场梦幻。 - 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。 - When I talk about gold medals, I'm not talking about a pipe dream, or thinking that they're going to fall from the sky.
说到金牌,我可不是在做白日梦或者认为它们是从天而降的。我们那些已经取得佳绩的运动员会把它变成现实。 - 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。 - 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。