| 词汇 | pipe-dream |
| 释义 | pipe dream noun[ C ] uk /ˈpaɪp ˌdriːm/ us /ˈpaɪp ˌdriːm/ an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen: 白日梦，幻想，妄想;行不通的计划 Her plans are not realistic - they'll never be more than a pipe dream.她的计划不太现实，永远只能是个白日梦。 Hoping and hopefulness appealingly beyond someone's expectations boosterish boosterism bright spot fancy hope springs eternalidiom hopeful hopefully hopefulness ill it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom over-optimism over-optimistic over-optimistically pin your hopes on something/someoneidiom pious please Godidiom positively wing pipe dream | American Dictionarypipe dream noun[ C ] us/ˈpɑɪp ˌdrim/ an idea or plan that is not practical or possible: Many people still believe that traveling to Mars is just a pipe dream. Examples of pipe dreampipe dream Perhaps it would simply prove that clarifying the law was a pipedream. This may seem a pipedream, but pipe dreams sometimes come true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that he and everyone else will agree that at present that must be a pipedream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far, many governments have found this to be a pipedream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She got it wrong when she reported me as saying that my amendment was radical and a pipedream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a mere pipedream for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The challenge that we face is how to translate that pipedream into reality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not a pipedream; it is a realistic and achievable aim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The consultation document of 1976 referred to this as a pipedream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a pipedream; it is realistic and also modern. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Something so often denounced as a pipedream, as an illusion, is now becoming reality. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Totally banning the nuclear market at this time is a fantasy for the rich and a theoretical pipedream about man's future! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Shutting ourselves off from the international market today is a mere pipedream: it is not only impossible but it would also be damaging. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Even to talk about it was a pipedream, as was the possibility of a pension scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a time when this looked like an empty pipedream. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of pipe dream These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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