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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's just a pipe dream, anyway.
  无论如何这只是一个白日梦。
• 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。
• You know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
  你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。
• 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。
• Her plans of becoming an opera singer will never be more that a pipe dream& her voice is really not good enough.
  她成为一名歌剧演唱家的打算永远只能是个白日梦&她的嗓子不够好。