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

• 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。
• It's a nice little pipe dream.
  这是个美好的小幻想。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's just a pipe dream, anyway.
  无论如何这只是一个白日梦。
• 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。
• This is a pipe dream that can cost you both time and money.
  这是一个梦想，你既可以成本时间和金钱。
• 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。
• The trouble with your pipe dream is that it would cost you$ 10,000.
  你空想的问题是，那要花你一万元钱。
• 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。