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

• 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。
• It's only a pipe dream, but I wish I could meet him.
  那不过是个空想，但我真希望能见到他。
• 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。
• Father's plan to build a forest cabin by the lake was just a pipe dream.
  父亲想在湖滨筑一林中小屋的计划不过是个美梦罢了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As national reform efforts stall, international harmonisation remains a pipe dream.
  随着每个国家的改革努力陷入停滞，国际协同仍然是一个白日梦。
• I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
  一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。