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

• 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。
• 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。
• You know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
  你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's a nice little pipe dream.
  这是个美好的小幻想。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
  一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。
• If not, the MDGs and poverty reduction are a pipe dream.
  否则，千年发展目标和减贫将是一场梦幻。