pipe dream

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpaɪp driːm/    美 /ˈpaɪp ˌdrim/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. idiomatic
    — I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.

词形变化

pipe dreams plural pipedream alternative

词源

From pipe + dream, referring to the fantasies experienced when smoking an opium pipe. Compare Old English pīpdrēam (“the sound or music of a pipe”), which is formed identically but has a different meaning.
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