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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I would like to buy a villa in Spain when I retire, but with my limited resources it is only a pipe dream.
  我退休后想在西班牙买一栋别墅，但就我有限的财力而言，这只是一种空想。
• Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
  移居国外？目前看来是白日梦。
• 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。
• On the face of it, the idea of a pan-Asean exchange looks like a pipe dream.
  乍看起来，泛东盟交易所似乎是个白日梦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。