a pipe dream
英 /ə paɪp driːm/
中文释义
白日梦
An unrealistic hope or fantasy that is unlikely to happen.
常用搭配
- just a pipe dream只是白日梦
- a total pipe dream纯属幻想
- an unrealistic pipe dream不切实际的幻想
例句
- Retiring at forty felt like a pipe dream to me.四十岁退休,对我来说像白日梦。
- Without funding, that expansion plan is just a pipe dream.没有资金,那个扩张计划纯属空想。