单词 | unrealistic |
释义 | unrealistic (ʌnriəlɪstɪk ) adjective B2 If you say that someone is being unrealistic, you mean that they do not recognize the truth about a situation, especially about the difficulties involved in something they want to achieve. There are many who feel that the players are being completely unrealistic in their demands. [+ in] It would be unrealistic to expect such a process ever to be completed. ...their unrealistic expectations of parenthood. Synonyms: impractical, romantic, improbable, unworkable unrealistically (ʌnriəlɪstɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] Tom spoke unrealistically of getting a full-time job that paid an enormous sum. ...unrealistically high standards of expectation. Collocations: a bit unrealistic Think of all the possible things you could do to tackle the problem, even if some of them seem a bit unrealistic. Times, Sunday Times I only had two people to choose from at the end so it was a bit unrealistic for it to last for ever. The Sun It would be interesting if all magazines had to put a tag on pictures that were airbrushed, but it's a bit unrealistic. Times, Sunday Times It's flattering, but a bit unrealistic. Smithsonian It was just a bit unrealistic, so we got rid of all that, got rid of all the jewels and stuff. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With any other industry you'd think it a transparent ploy; an unrealistic demand designed to deliver corporate breathing space. Times, Sunday Times Useful in resolving problems resulting from ill-defined roles or unrealistic demands. Christianity Today Continued from page 1 parts of making unrealistic demands. Times, Sunday Times He understood singers and never made unrealistic demands vocally. Times, Sunday Times When someone actually has to lead or, more important still, has to govern, they find it impossible to satisfy unrealistic demands. Times,Sunday Times Having it all was an unrealistic dream. Times, Sunday Times They preferred unrealistic dreams in music to proper graft. Times, Sunday Times Until then, concentrate on eliminating this clutter, which includes once cherished but now unrealistic dreams. Times, Sunday Times Yep, it's me, older and marginally wiser, but still dreaming unrealistic dreams. Times, Sunday Times They will come a little closer to their unrealistic dreams of power and glory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Don't have an unrealistic standard. Christianity Today Unfortunately, that's an unrealistic standard. Christianity Today Trying to hold yourself to an unrealistic standard of perfection will result in spirals of self-loathing. The Sun Are long hours a sign of dedication, commitment and involvement, or a sign of escape from other problems and a striving to achieve unrealistic standards? Times, Sunday Times But it perpetuates an already fake online world - and adds to the unrealistic standards we set ourselves. The Sun It also sets wildly unrealistic pa relationship goals, of course. Times, Sunday Times There were reports several years ago of unscrupulous companies making wildly unrealistic forecasts about solar-panel savings. Times, Sunday Times Those same critics can also be wildly unrealistic about the actual alternatives on offer now. The Sun Characterised as snottynosed whingers with a delusional sense of entitlement and wildly unrealistic expectations, they have now acquired another title: they are yuffies, or young urban failures. Times, Sunday Times We knew then that the talk of the overall sums of money involved was certain to prove wildly unrealistic and quietly braced ourselves for wholesale revision of the calculations. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不现实的 Japanese: 非現実的な |
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