a pipe dream 白日夢
一個人即便計劃得再好,假如沒切實可行的條件,那夢想就好似煙霧一般虛無飄渺。大家一般用英語表達a pipe dream來指出某人的計劃或想法好似白日做夢一般,行不通。這個說法有消極意味,所以不可以用來描述 夢想、美夢等相對積極的定義。
例句
My mother says my fathers plan to sail around the world in his retirement1 is just a pipe dream.
我媽媽說,爸爸想要在退休后揚帆出海、環游世界的計劃只不過白日做夢。
The marketing2 manager is very confident and insists that her plan to increase company sales by 150% is not a pipe dream.
市場部經理堅信她計劃提高公司銷售額150%的策略不是空想。
My brothers laziness is evidence that his dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur is just a pipe dream.
我弟弟的懶惰足以證明,他想要成為成功企業家的黃粱美夢是行不通的。
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