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
- 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。 - Magic moments like the ones I've encountered deep in the back streets, filled with the warmth and kindness of the smiling locals has me convinced that this goal is no pipe dream.
我在小巷经历的那些充满温馨和友善的美妙时刻，满面笑容的北京人，看到这些，你不得不相信中国的目标一定会实现。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。