pipe dream

听听怎么读

英 [paip dri:m]

美 [paɪp drim]

是什么意思

白日梦，幻想；

变形

复数：pipe dreams

英英释义

pipe dream

n.a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
同义词：dream

学习怎么用

双语例句

Early retirement is a pipe dream for many.
早退是许多人都有的白日梦。
When I was a child,I used to imagine myself to be a traveler in future,but that was only a day dream of a boy.
孩提时代，我总是想长大后要做个旅行家，不过那只是一个孩子的白日梦而已。
Day and night I dream about sex.
日日夜夜我都在幻想着性事。
I never dream of getting so much money.
我从未幻想过得到这么多钱。

权威例句

Pipe dream
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Autoimmune concepts of multiple sclerosis as a basis for selective immunotherapy: from pipe dreams to (therapeutic) pipelines.
Hohlfeld, R. & Wekerle, H. Autoimmune concepts of multiple sclerosis as a basis for selective immunotherapy: from pipe dreams to (th...

同义词

castle in the air

p开头的单词