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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
  当然不是白日梦了，尽管去吧。
• 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 a nice little pipe dream.
  这是个美好的小幻想。
• 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。
• Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
  移居国外？目前看来是白日梦。
• 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。