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

• 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 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。
• You know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
  你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
  当然不是白日梦了，尽管去吧。
• Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
  移居国外？目前看来是白日梦。
• That's just a pipe dream, anyway.
  无论如何这只是一个白日梦。
• I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
  一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。
• Alternative fuel for vehicles, once a pipe dream, has become a reality.
  汽车代用燃料，曾经是一个可望不可及的梦，可现在却日行日近。