unrealistic
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.rɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/us/ˌʌn.riː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/B2
having awrongideaof what islikelytohappenor of what you can really do; notbasedonfacts:
不切实际的;不实事求是的;不现实的Ithinkthesesalesforecastsare unrealistic,consideringhowslowsalesare atpresent.考虑到目前的销售速度有多慢,我觉得这些销售预测是不切实际的。
[+ to infinitive]It'sunrealistictoexpectananswerbefore nextweek.期待下周之前得到答复是不现实的。
Opposite
realistic
- Ithinkshe had unrealisticexpectationsofmotherhood.
- Expecting fouryearoldchildrentositquietlyfor awholehouris justcompletelyunrealistic.
- I always have atotallyunrealisticideaof what I canfitinto aday.
- Someparentshavecompletelyunrealisticexpectationsoftheirchildren.
- It's unrealistic toexpecthim to make afullrecoveryovernight.
Useless and futile
- a mug's gameidiom
- adrift
- aimless
- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- airy-fairy
- frivolous
- frivolousness
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruitlessness
- moon around
- motiveless
- negate
- negation
- unfavourably
- unfruitful
- unrealistically
- untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
- unviability
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