pipe dream

pipe dream

美 　英

• n.脱离实际的愿望；行不通的计划；妄想
• 网络白日梦；管道之梦；空想

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A computer age is not a pipe dream and there will come a day when most of our needs can be met by this wonderful machine.

电脑时代不是白日梦和将来总有那么一天，我们的大部分需要得到满足这个奇妙的机器。

But critics say that "clean coal" is a pipe dream, an oxymoron in terms of the carbon emissions that count most toward climate change.

然而批评者说，“清洁煤”只是一种幻想，由于二氧化碳的排放是引起气候变化的关键，因此“清洁煤”是一个自相矛盾的概念。

His study of the disarmament conference of 1932, Pipe Dream of Peace( London, 1935), remains the only attempt at a comprehensive treatment .

他对1932年的裁军谈判会议，《美梦和平》（伦敦，1935年）的研究，至今仍然是唯一一个试图全面分析（该问题）的研究。

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。

Many firms cheat on basic business practices, and ethical self-discipline is just a pipe dream.

许多公司在基本商业行为中存在欺诈，自我约束的道德只是一个在行进中的梦。

Savannah: For once in their life, a place where they won't have to worry about a thing, what do you think? Pipe dream, huh?

莎文娜：让他们有一个可以无忧无虑的地方，你觉得我的想法是不是白日梦？

They've thought through a plan to get from point A to point B, and that plan is no pipe dream.

他们通过计划从A点到达B点，并且这个计划并不是空想。

In environments like this, requirements are effectively changing all the time and stability of requirements is a pipe dream.

在这样的环境下，需求随时都会发生有影响的更改，需求的稳定只是个白日梦。

For foreign investors, the prospect of having access to a market of 1 billion consumers no longer seems like a pipe dream.

对于外商来说，进入拥有10亿消费者市场的前景不再是白日梦。

"They" said what I tried to attain was a pipe-dream and nothing more.

他们说我所尝试着去获得的仅仅是黄梁一梦。

The Financial Times described it as a "Cross between a frustrated cartel and a pipe dream. "

《金融时报》把它描绘成一个“失败的卡特尔”和白日痴梦相结合的杂种。

Bridging the gap between business and IT has always been, for the most part, a pipe dream for many a sponsor of SOA initiatives.

对于众多的SOA方案来说，想要填平业务与IT之间的鸿沟简直就是白日做梦。

Mr. Obama reminded us that charting a clean energy future is not a pipe dream and that America can reduce its dependence on foreign oil.

奥巴马先生提醒我们，为未来描绘一幅清洁能源的图景并不是一个幻想，美国也是可以减少其对于外国石油的依赖的。

It might sound like a pipe dream, but the OpenFlow consortium already claims to include a number of (still secret) switch manufacturers.

这听起来像是一个不切实际的梦想，但是OpenFlow的联合企业已经宣布了一些（仍然保密）“开关”制造商。

You can study acting as long as you like, but starring in a Hollywood movie is just a pipe dream.

只要你喜欢你就可以去学表演，但是主演一部好莱坞电影只是白日梦。

Re- inflating the bubble with liquidity is just a pipe dream.

再膨胀的泡沫与流动性仅仅是一个白日梦。

Peter's idea of becoming a movie star is only a pipe dream .

彼特想成为电影明星的愿望只是一个白日梦。

Fuel- producing microbes long seemed more like a sci - fi pipe dream than a viable solution to the fossil-fuel crisis .

长期以来，能够生产燃料的微生物似乎更像是科幻小说中的一个幻想，而不是一个切实可行的解决能源危机的办法。

Dad, do you think I'm qualified for this job or is it just a pipe dream?

爸爸，你说我做这份工作够格么？还是你觉得这只是个白日梦？也许爸爸会说

The demise of the driving instructor may still be decades away, but the project is no mere pipe-dream.

或许令驾驶教练绝迹尚需几十年，但是该项目绝非仅是黄梁美梦。

The Koza proposal may be a pipe dream. In the meantime, though, there is little question that the current system is the new normal.

科萨的提案可能只是白日做梦。不过与此同时，几乎毫无疑问的是，当前的系统已经成了新的常态。

This situation might sound like a pipe dream, but it's closer to reality than you might think.

这个情境可能听起来像一场梦，但其实比你想像的真实多了。

In Detroit, General Motors is working on what might sound like a pipe-dream: crash-proof Cadillacs.

在底特律，通用汽车正在致力于无撞凯迪拉克汽车的研究，这听起来有点像白日做梦。

But that might just be a pipe dream, because, y'know, he's out of state.

但那可能只是个白日梦，因为他不在那个州。

Pipe Dream: Struggling laborers with little recourse to improve their situation must rely on government intervention.

管道上的梦想：在困境中挣扎的没有任何资源可以用来改善处境的劳工们必须依赖政府的干预。

No, I think universal harmony is a pipe dream and it may be more productive to focus on more modest goals, like a ban on yodeling.

不，我认为和谐世界是痴人说梦，倒不如专注于一些比较适度的目标更加有益，比如说禁止变声唱法。

Using credit to fool yourself that you can afford it now, but pay for it in the future is a pipe dream.

用信用卡去骗自己说现在你买得起，却到以后再支付现金只是一个白日梦。

Stop dreaming that pipe dream that you will become a millionaire someday without hard work!

别成天幻想着不费劲将来就能成为百万富翁！

and his yearning to become the world's greatest dancer seemed but a pipe dream .

渴望成为世界上最伟大的舞蹈演员，这不啻为痴人说梦。

It's believed that her plans for a movie career had all been merely a pipe dream.

有人说她那些当电影明星的计划不过是些非非遐想。

If not, the MDGs and poverty reduction are a pipe dream.

否则，千年发展目标和减贫将是一场梦幻。

It feels really cool, but the idea of actually reading it is kind of a pipe dream.

它给人的感觉非常的酷，能够读懂布莱叶盲文是一个让人尖叫的梦想。

You could waste your whole life on a pipe-dream.

白日梦会荒废你一生。

For me, it is just a pipe dream to travel to The Moon.

对我而言，去月球旅行只是白日梦。

It is believed that her plans for a movie career had all been merely a pipe dream.

据说她的计划的电影生涯都只是空想。

San Francisco (CNN) -- Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.

旧金山（CNN）——想在任天堂手机上玩超级马里奥仍然只是一个幻想

How can you make the pipe dream of an impromptu trip to the greatest show in soccer a reality? Here's how.

你们怎样才能将向往盛大足球赛事的即兴之旅的梦想变成现实呢？这里就是你圆梦的地方。

China must know that the creation of a totally new and powerful international currency is a pipe-dream.

中国必须认识到，创造一种全新的、强有力的国际货币无异于白日做梦。

These green features mean that sustainable roadways can be more than a pipe dream.

这些绿色特征表明可持续道路不会只是个白日梦。

'This is our pipe dream, ' he said, adding that the exchange has discussed these ideas 'with a lot of other people. '

他说，这是我们的美梦。他还说港交所已经“与很多其他人”讨论了这些想法。