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

• 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。
• I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
  一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。
• 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。
• Otherwise, the drive for the four modernizations will become a pipe dream.
  否则，搞四个现代化就会变成一句空话。
• 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。
• As national reform efforts stall, international harmonisation remains a pipe dream.
  随着每个国家的改革努力陷入停滞，国际协同仍然是一个白日梦。
• 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。
• He would love to have a beautiful mansion, but that is a pipe dream.
  他很想有栋豪宅，但只是一种空想。
• That's just a pipe dream, anyway.
  无论如何这只是一个白日梦。
• 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。