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

• 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。
• It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
  当然不是白日梦了，尽管去吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's a nice little pipe dream.
  这是个美好的小幻想。
• 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。
• You know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
  你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。
• 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。
• 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。