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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

      • It's only a pipe dream, but I wish I could meet him.
        那不过是个空想,但我真希望能见到他。
      • 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 trouble with your pipe dream is that it would cost you$ 10,000.
        你空想的问题是,那要花你一万元钱。
      • Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
        移居国外?目前看来是白日梦。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
        当然不是白日梦了,尽管去吧。
      • You had to put it all on the line for some Vegas pipe dream.
        你为了圆拉斯维加斯的梦,把什么都压上了。