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"pipe dream" in Chinese (Traditional)

白日夢不切實際的幻想

Definition

“pipe dream” 指的是不可能實現或極不可能實現的想法、計劃或希望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“pipe dream” 屬於非正式用語,時常帶有否定或嘲諷意味,用來形容不切實際或過於理想的想法。如“只是個 pipe dream”。

Examples

Owning a castle is just a pipe dream for most people.

對大多數人來說,擁有城堡只是個**pipe dream**。

His idea of traveling to the moon is a pipe dream.

他想到月球的想法只是個**pipe dream**。

Building a city underwater is a pipe dream right now.

現在在海底建城市還是一個**pipe dream**。

I know it sounds like a pipe dream, but maybe one day it’ll be possible.

我知道這聽起來像個**pipe dream**,但或許有一天會實現。

For years, owning my own business was just a pipe dream, but now it’s real.

多年來,擁有自己的公司只是個**pipe dream**,但現在成真了。

Don’t waste your time on a pipe dream—focus on realistic goals instead.

別把時間浪費在**pipe dream**上——還是專注於實際目標吧。