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
- 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。 - 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。 - Eg. it feels really cool, but the idea of actually reading it is kind of a pipe dream.
它给人的感觉非常的酷，能够读懂布莱叶盲文是一个让人尖叫的梦想。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
移居国外？目前看来是白日梦。 - 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。 - 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。 - It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
当然不是白日梦了，尽管去吧。