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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Just a decade ago, music streaming services like spotify and Pandora seemed like a pipe dream: vast libraries of legal music that could be accessed with just a computer or phone.
  仅仅十年前，Spotify和Pandora这样的流媒体音乐服务看起来还像是白日梦，没人能想到有朝一日，我们仅仅通过一台电脑或一部手机就能获得大量的合法音乐。
• 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。
• 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。
• My friend Johnny has this pipe dream about becoming a famous movie star.
  我的朋友约翰尼一直在白日做梦想成为一个有名的电影明星。
• It's a nice little pipe dream.
  这是个美好的小幻想。