airy-fairy

[US]/[ˈeə.ri ˈfeə.ri]/
[UK]/[ˈer.i ˈfer.i]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.浮生的; 不切实际的; 缺乏实质的;轻盈的; 飘逸的
adv.轻飘飘地; 不切实际地

Phrases & Collocations

airy-fairy tale

童话故事

airy-fairy notion

不切实际的想法

airy-fairy world

虚幻世界

so airy-fairy

如此不真实

being airy-fairy

过于空想

airy-fairy ideas

不靠谱的想法

airy-fairy nonsense

荒谬的言论

described as airy-fairy

被描述为不切实际的

an airy-fairy scheme

一个不现实的计划

airy-fairy dreams

不切实际的梦想

Example Sentences

she dismissed his ideas as airy-fairy and unrealistic.

她把他的想法当成不切实际的空想。

the film's plot was a bit airy-fairy for my taste.

这部电影的情节对我来说有点过于空洞。

he spun an airy-fairy tale about finding buried treasure.

他编造了一个关于发现埋藏宝藏的虚幻故事。

i prefer practical solutions to airy-fairy theories.

我更喜欢实际的解决方案,而不是空洞的理论。

the children were lost in an airy-fairy world of make-believe.

孩子们沉浸在虚幻的假装世界里。

don't get caught up in airy-fairy promises from salespeople.

不要被销售人员的虚幻承诺所迷惑。

the proposal was full of airy-fairy language and lacked substance.

这份提案充满了空洞的语言,缺乏实质内容。

i find her explanations rather airy-fairy and vague.

我觉得她的解释相当空洞而模糊。

he presented an airy-fairy vision of a utopian future.

他描绘了一个关于理想社会的虚幻景象。

the project was abandoned due to its airy-fairy nature.

由于其空洞的性质,该项目被放弃了。

she has a tendency to get lost in airy-fairy fantasies.

她有沉迷于虚幻幻想的倾向。

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