castle in the air

英 [ˈkɑːsl ɪn ðə eə(r)]

美 [ˈkæsl ɪn ðə er]

网络  空中楼阁; 空中城堡; 飞天魔毯; 空中樓閣; 海市蜃楼

英英释义

noun

• absentminded dreaming while awake
  Synonym:reveriereverydaydreamdaydreamingoneirismair castlecastle in Spain

双语例句

• You must study harder and harder, otherwise entering college may prove to be a castle in the air.
  你学习必须努力，否则上大学可能是空中楼阁罢了。
• He's only building a castle in the air.
  他只不过是在做白日梦。
• Nobody is safer than he who lives in a castle in the air.
  生活在空气城堡中的人是最安全的。
• Castle in the air are the only property you can own without the intervention of lawyers, unfortunately, however, there are no title deeds to them.
  不要想些空中楼阁了。空中楼阁是唯一不受律师干预的产业，可惜空中楼阁是没有产权证。
• Mr. Bush tries to spend billions of dollars for missile defense system which some countries view as building a castle in the air.
  布希先生想花亿万经费发展飞弹防卫系统，一些国家认为不切实际。
• This study is not a castle in the air, but appreciates a solid foundation that has been laid by scholars both at home and abroad: studies of politeness and verbal offence.
  语用冒犯研究并非空中楼阁，而是有着国内外学者们建立的坚实的基础：礼貌研究和言语冒犯研究。
• Instead of working hard at her lessons, mary spends her time building a castle in the air.
  玛丽不用功读书，却花时间去幻想。
• Their plan is nothing but a castle in the air.
  他们的计划只不过是空中楼阁。
• He returned to his lodging his head full of castle in the air.
  他脑迭鲤装载着恐中楼隔回督了寄宿处。
• Their plan is merely a castle in the air because it is simply impracticable.
  他们的计划不过是空中楼阁而已，因为它根本行不通。