pipedream

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

Translation

n. 白日夢;幻想;不切實際的希望或計劃;荒謬的言辭或計劃;(網絡)美麗但不切實際的夢想
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Example Sentences

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

在那個陡峭的懸崖上蓋房子只是癡人說夢。

he dismissed the ambitious project as a mere pipedream.

他將這個雄心勃勃的計劃視為癡人說夢。

winning the lottery is a pipedream for most people.

對大多數人來說,中彩票只是癡人說夢。

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

她意識到環遊世界的計劃只是癡人說夢。

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

政治家零稅收的承諾仍然是癡人說夢。

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

機器為我們做所有工作的想法仍然是癡人說夢。

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

對許多人來說,成為著名演員是一個浪漫的癡人說夢。

the manager rejected the proposal as an expensive pipedream.

經理將這項建議視為昂貴的癡人說夢而拒絕了。

ending world hunger seems like a distant pipedream.

結束世界飢餓似乎是一個遙遠的癡人說夢。

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

他住在火星的想法不過是癡人說夢。

retiring at forty is a pipedream without serious savings.

沒有認真的儲蓄,在四十歲退休只是癡人說夢。

they mocked his pipedream of building a flying car.

他們嘲笑他建造飛行汽車的癡人說夢。

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