"build castles in the air" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 空中楼阁
• 白日做梦

Definition

做出不切实际、不可能实现或没有根据的梦想或计划。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个成语，带有批评或提醒别人不要不切实际的含义。常与想法不现实、幻想等用法类似。

Examples

Don't build castles in the air; focus on what you can really do.

别**空中楼阁**，专注于你真正能做的事。

It's easy to build castles in the air when dreaming about the future.

当你憧憬未来时，很容易**空中楼阁**。

We should avoid building castles in the air and make practical plans.

我们应该避免**空中楼阁**，制定实际的计划。

He keeps building castles in the air about becoming a movie star, but never auditions.

他老是**空中楼阁**，想当电影明星，却从不去试镜。

We love to build castles in the air about traveling the world, even if we can't afford it.

我们喜欢**白日做梦**去环游世界，即使我们负担不起。

Stop building castles in the air—let's come up with a real solution.

别再**空中楼阁**了——让我们想个实际的解决办法。