pipe dream

n. A fantastic notion or vain hope.

[From the fantasies induced by smoking a pipe of opium.]

pipe dream

n a fanciful or impossible plan or hope [alluding to dreams produced by smoking an opium pipe]

pipe′ dream`

n. a fanciful or unrealistic notion, hope, or plan.

pipe dream

- Originated with opium smoking.See also related terms for smoking.

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Noun

pipe dream - a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"dreamfantasy, phantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"

pipe dream

noun daydream, dream, notion, fantasy, delusion, vagary, reverie, chimera, castle in the air The plan is nothing more than a pipe dream.

pipe dream

nounA fantastic, impracticable plan or desire:bubble, castle in the air, chimera, dream, fantasy, illusion, rainbow.

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pipe

(paip) noun1. a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow. a water pipe; a drainpipe.管子2. a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked. He smokes a pipe; (also adjective) pipe tobacco.烟斗3. a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound. He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.管乐器 verb1. to convey gas, water etc by a pipe. Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.管道输送2. to play (music) on a pipe or pipes. He piped a tune.用管乐器吹奏3. to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound. `Hallo,' the little girl piped.尖声高叫ˈpiper noun a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes. 吹奏手pipes noun plural bagpipes or some similar instrument. He plays the pipes.风笛ˈpiping noun1. the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes. 吹箫2. (the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes. lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.管道系统 adjective (of a sound) high-pitched. a piping voice.尖声的pipe dream an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out. For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream. 白日梦，幻想 ˈpipeline noun a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc. an oil pipeline across the desert.管线piping hot very hot. piping hot soup.滚烫的

pipe dream

A dream or idea that is impossible to accomplish. Many say that achieving world peace is a pipe dream because human beings are so flawed in their logic and emotions.See also: dream, pipe

pipe dream

Fig. a wish or an idea that is impossible to achieve or carry out. (From the dreams or visions induced by the smoking of an opium pipe.) Going to the West Indies is a pipe dream. We'll never have enough money. Your hopes of winning a lot of money are just a silly pipe dream.See also: dream, pipe

pipe dream

A fantastic notion or vain hope, as in I'd love to have one home in the mountains and another at the seashore, but that's just a pipe dream . Alluding to the fantasies induced by smoking an opium pipe, this term has been used more loosely since the late 1800s. See also: dream, pipe

a pipe dream

If you describe something that someone wants to do or happen as a pipe dream, you mean that it is not realistic and will probably not happen. Oh, Toddy, it's a pipe dream. The banks won't lend you that sort of money. He said the figures showed that a third runway at the airport remained a pipe dream. Note: This expression refers to the sort of idea that someone is likely to have when they are smoking a drug in a pipe. See also: dream, pipe

a ˈpipe dream

a hope, belief, plan, etc. that will probably never come true: She’s got this pipe dream about being a pop star.This expression refers to smoking the drug opium, which makes you sleep and gives you powerful dreams.See also: dream, pipe

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noun daydream

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noun a fantastic, impracticable plan or desire

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noun a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

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