a pipe dream
英 /ə paɪp driːm/
中文釋義
白日夢
An unrealistic hope or fantasy that is unlikely to happen.
常用搭配
- just a pipe dream只是白日夢
- a total pipe dream純屬幻想
- an unrealistic pipe dream不切實際的幻想
例句
- Retiring at forty felt like a pipe dream to me.四十歲退休,對我來說像白日夢。
- Without funding, that expansion plan is just a pipe dream.沒有資金,那個擴張計劃純屬空想。