单词 | pipe dream |
释义 | pipe dreamnoun An unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme: free trade in international aviation will remain a pipe dream...
Synonyms fantasy, false hope, illusion, delusion, daydream, unrealizable dream, reverie, mirage, castle in the air, castle in Spain, chimera informal pie in the sky OriginLate 19th century: referring to a dream experienced when smoking an opium pipe. |
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