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单词
castle in the air
释义
castle in the air
in British English
or
castle in Spain
noun
a hope or desire unlikely to be realized; daydream
castle in the air
in American English
an imaginary scheme not likely to be realized; daydream
:
also
castle in Spain
Examples of 'castle in the air' in a sentence
castle in the air
The castle in the air he had been building with such pride and devotion had been exposed as made of straw.
Salley Vickers
MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY
(
2003
)
They had gone there several times, sometimes bringing picnic lunches and enjoying them in what felt like their own castle in the air.
Isobel Bird
CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 9: THROUGH THE VEIL
(
2003
)
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to shower sb with sth
to show evidence of sth
to show sb how to do sth
to show sb in/out
to show sb sth or to show sth to sb
to show sb/sth respect
to show sb the ropes
to show sb to his seat/to the door
to show solidarity (with sb)
to show someone the door
to show that ...
to show willing
to show your face
to shriek with laughter
to shrink away/back
to shrug one's shoulders
to shudder to a halt
to shudder to think
to shudder with fear/cold etc
to shuffle along/in/out etc
to shuffle around
to shuffle one's feet
to shut o.s. away
to shut the door in someone's face slam the door in someone's face
to shuttle back and forth between
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