pipe dream
英 [paip dri:m] 美 [paɪp drim]

n.

白日梦，幻想；

变形

复数：pipe dreams

英英释义

pipe dream

• n.a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

  同义词：dream

双语例句

1. Early retirement is a pipe dream for many.
   早退是许多人都有的白日梦。
2. When I was a child,I used to imagine myself to be a traveler in future,but that was only a day dream of a boy.
   孩提时代，我总是想长大后要做个旅行家，不过那只是一个孩子的白日梦而已。
3. Day and night I dream about sex.
   日日夜夜我都在幻想着性事。
4. I never dream of getting so much money.
   我从未幻想过得到这么多钱。

权威例句

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