cry for the moon

cry for the moon

美 　英

• na.渴望[要求]做不到的事情[得不到的东西]
• 网络海底捞月；异想天开；痴心妄想

英汉解释

na.	1. 渴望[要求]做不到的事情[得不到的东西]

例句

If you want a Ph. D like that, you might as well cry for the moon.

如果你这样就想拿博士学位，那简直是异想天开。

If you want a knighthood, you might as well cry for the moon.

你若想获得爵士头衔，简直形同海底捞月。

Cry for the moon: He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was asking for the moon .

他要他爸爸给他买一艘游艇作为生日礼物，我想他真是异想天开了。

He was a mere child in the world, but he didn't cry for the moon.

他在这世上只不过是一个小孩子罢了，可是，他没有哭着要月亮。

Epica--Cry for the Moon: The Embrace That Smothers

向月亮哭泣：窒息的拥抱