"ask for the moon" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 異想天開
• 要求不可能

Definition

請求某些不可能實現或極其困難的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用在口語中，表示對不切實際或不可能實現要求的拒絕。帶有幽默或誇張的語氣。類似於“異想天開”的用法。

Examples

You can't ask for the moon—we don't have the money.

你不能**異想天開**，我們沒有那麼多錢。

She always asks for the moon when she wants something.

她總是**異想天開**地提出要求。

Don't ask for the moon—be reasonable.

別**異想天開**了——要實際一點。

Are you really asking for the moon again? We just can't do that.

你又在**異想天開**嗎？我們真的做不到。

I know it's like asking for the moon, but could you finish it by tomorrow?

我知道這就像在**要求不可能**，但你明天能完成嗎？

Sometimes, customers ask for the moon and expect us to deliver.

有時客戶會**異想天開**，還指望我們實現。