pipe dream

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源自抽鸦片烟时出现的幻觉。

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pipe dream (複數 pipe dreams)

  1. (俗語) 不切实际妄想
    I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.
    我觉得他要成为专业田径选手的目标就是做梦,他应该待在学校里。
    • 1962 December,“Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways”,出自 Modern Railways, 頁號376:
      Only a year ago it would have needed a "super-Micawber" to be optimistic that the railways would once again pay their way. But it was no longer a pipe dream that B.R. could make a profit, the way to do it was now clear.
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    近義詞: castle in the airpie in the sky

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