pipe dream

参见：pipedream

英语

词源

源自抽鸦片烟时出现的幻觉。

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名词

pipe dream (复数 pipe dreams)

1. (俗语) 不切实际的妄想

   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，第 376 页:

     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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   近义词：castle in the air、pie in the sky

参考资料

• “pipe dream”，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.