a pipe dream 白日梦
一个人即便计划得再好,假如没切实可行的条件,那梦想就好似烟雾一般虚无飘渺。大家一般用英语表达a pipe dream来指出某人的计划或想法好似白日做梦一般,行不通。这个说法有消极意味,所以不可以用来描述 梦想、美梦等相对积极的定义。
例句
My mother says my fathers plan to sail around the world in his retirement1 is just a pipe dream.
我妈妈说,爸爸想要在退休后扬帆出海、环游世界的计划只不过白日做梦。
The marketing2 manager is very confident and insists that her plan to increase company sales by 150% is not a pipe dream.
市场部经理坚信她计划提高公司销售额150%的策略不是空想。
My brothers laziness is evidence that his dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur is just a pipe dream.
我弟弟的懒惰足以证明,他想要成为成功企业家的黄粱美梦是行不通的。
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