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

• Magic moments like the ones I've encountered deep in the back streets, filled with the warmth and kindness of the smiling locals has me convinced that this goal is no pipe dream.
  我在小巷经历的那些充满温馨和友善的美妙时刻，满面笑容的北京人，看到这些，你不得不相信中国的目标一定会实现。
• The idea that they could be freed from the clutches of national governments was a pipe dream.
  有人认为它们能摆脱民族国家政府的控制，这种想法就是白日做梦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
  你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。
• I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
  一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。