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

• 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。
• 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。
• That's just a pipe dream, anyway.
  无论如何这只是一个白日梦。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
  当然不是白日梦了，尽管去吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。