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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Eg. it feels really cool, but the idea of actually reading it is kind of a pipe dream.
  它给人的感觉非常的酷，能够读懂布莱叶盲文是一个让人尖叫的梦想。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。