pipe dream
白日梦, 幻想
例句与用法:
Political experts say it's a pipe dream for Republicans to win black and other minority votes in any significant numbers in1988, whether the Rev.Jesse Jackson is on the Democratic ticket or not.
政情专家们说,无论杰克逊牧师是否成为民主党候选人,共和党若想在1988年在黑人或其他少数族裔中得到可观的选票,仍是梦想。
详细释义:
ph.
【口】幻想; 空想; 白日梦
Father's plan to build a forest cabin by the lake was just a pipe dream.
父亲想在湖滨筑一林中小屋的计划不过是个美梦罢了。