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单词 pipe dream
释义
pipe dream
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpaɪp ˌdriːm/us
/ˈpaɪp ˌdriːm/
anideaorplanthat isimpossibleor veryunlikelytohappen:
白日梦，幻想，妄想；行不通的计划
Herplansare notrealistic- they'll never be more than apipedream.她的计划不太现实，永远只能是个白日梦。
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(Definition ofpipe dreamfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pipe dream| American Dictionary

pipe dream
noun[C]
us
/ˈpɑɪp ˌdrim/
anideaorplanthat is notpracticalorpossible:
ManypeoplestillbelievethattravelingtoMarsis just a pipe dream.
(Definition ofpipe dreamfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpipe dream

pipe dream
Perhaps it would simply prove that clarifying the law was apipedream.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This may seem apipedream, but pipe dreams sometimes come true.
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I am sure that he and everyone else will agree that at present that must be apipedream.
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So far, many governments have found this to be apipedream.
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She got it wrong when she reported me as saying that my amendment was radical and apipedream.
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It is a merepipedreamfor them.
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The challenge that we face is how to translate thatpipedreaminto reality.
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That is not apipedream; it is a realistic and achievable aim.
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The consultation document of 1976 referred to this as apipedream.
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It is not apipedream; it is realistic and also modern.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Something so often denounced as apipedream, as an illusion, is now becoming reality.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Totally banning the nuclear market at this time is a fantasy for the rich and a theoreticalpipedreamabout man's future!
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Shutting ourselves off from the international market today is a merepipedream: it is not only impossible but it would also be damaging.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Even to talk about it was apipedream, as was the possibility of a pension scheme.
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Hansard archive
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There was a time when this looked like an emptypipedream.
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