pipedream

[US]/paɪpˈdriːm/
[UK]/paɪpˈdrɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.白日梦;空想;痴心妄想;荒唐话;荒唐计划;迷梦;黄粱美梦
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Example Sentences

building a house on that steep cliff is just a pipedream.

在那个陡峭的悬崖上盖房子简直就是白日做梦。

he dismissed the ambitious project as a mere pipedream.

他认为那个雄心勃勃的项目只是痴人说梦,因此不予理会。

winning the lottery is a pipedream for most people.

对大多数人来说,中彩票只是一个不切实际的幻想。

she realized her plan to travel the world was a pipedream.

她意识到自己环游世界的计划纯粹是空中楼阁。

the politician's promise of zero taxes remains a pipedream.

���位政治家关于零税收的承诺仍然只是一个虚幻的梦。

it remains a pipedream that machines will do all our work.

机器将为我们做所有的工作,这仍然是一个遥不可及的梦想。

for many, becoming a famous actor is a romantic pipedream.

对许多人来说,成为著名演员是一个浪漫但不切实际的梦想。

the manager rejected the proposal as an expensive pipedream.

经理驳回了那个提案,认为它是一个昂贵的空想。

ending world hunger seems like a distant pipedream.

消除世界饥饿似乎是一个遥远的幻想。

his idea of living on mars is nothing but a pipedream.

他关于在火星上生活的想法纯粹是异想天开。

retiring at forty is a pipedream without serious savings.

没有大笔积蓄,四十岁退休就是一个不切实际的空想。

they mocked his pipedream of building a flying car.

他们嘲笑他制造飞行汽车的荒唐梦想。

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