pipe dream

noun

1. 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

1. N-COUNT 白日梦；不切实际的空想
   A pipe dream is 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。

1. I would like to buy a villa in Spain when I retire, but with my limited resources it is only a pipe dream.
   我退休后想在西班牙买一栋别墅，但就我有限的财力而言，这只是一种空想。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Moving abroad? It's just a pipe dream at the moment.
   移居国外？目前看来是白日梦。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. Peter's idea of becoming a movie star is only a pipe dream.
    彼特想成为电影明星的愿望只是一个白日梦。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. That's just a pipe dream, anyway.
    无论如何这只是一个白日梦。
15. Her plans of becoming an opera singer will never be more that a pipe dream& her voice is really not good enough.
    她成为一名歌剧演唱家的打算永远只能是个白日梦&她的嗓子不够好。
16. 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。
17. I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
    一些现代派绘画具有梦幻色彩。
18. If not, the MDGs and poverty reduction are a pipe dream.
    否则，千年发展目标和减贫将是一场梦幻。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. It's a nice little pipe dream.
    这是个美好的小幻想。
26. 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。
27. It's not a pipe dream, go for it.
    当然不是白日梦了，尽管去吧。
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. You know, I told her it was a pipe dream.
    你知道，我告诉她这不切实际。

noun

1. 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