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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。 - I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。