pipe dream

pipe dream

美 　英

• n.脫離實際的愿望；行不通的計劃；妄想
• 網絡白日夢；管道之夢；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.

電腦時代不是白日夢和將來總有那么一天，我們的大部分需要得到滿足這個奇妙的機器。

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

然而批評者說，“清潔煤”只是一種幻想，由于二氧化碳的排放是引起氣候變化的關鍵，因此“清潔煤”是一個自相矛盾的概念。

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

他對1932年的裁軍談判會議，《美夢和平》（倫敦，1935年）的研究，至今仍然是唯一一個試圖全面分析（該問題）的研究。

Father's plan to build a forest cabin by the lake was just a pipe dream .

父親想在湖濱筑一林中小屋的計劃不過是個美夢罷了。

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

許多公司在基本商業行為中存在欺詐，自我約束的道德只是一個在行進中的夢。

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：讓他們有一個可以無憂無慮的地方，你覺得我的想法是不是白日夢？

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

他們通過計劃從A點到達B點，并且這個計劃并不是空想。

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

在這樣的環境下，需求隨時都會發生有影響的更改，需求的穩定只是個白日夢。

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

對于外商來說，進入擁有10億消費者市場的前景不再是白日夢。

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

他們說我所嘗試著去獲得的僅僅是黃梁一夢。

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

《金融時報》把它描繪成一個“失敗的卡特爾”和白日癡夢相結合的雜種。

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

對于眾多的SOA方案來說，想要填平業務與IT之間的鴻溝簡直就是白日做夢。

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.

奧巴馬先生提醒我們，為未來描繪一幅清潔能源的圖景并不是一個幻想，美國也是可以減少其對于外國石油的依賴的。

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

這聽起來像是一個不切實際的夢想，但是OpenFlow的聯合企業已經宣布了一些（仍然保密）“開關”制造商。

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

只要你喜歡你就可以去學表演，但是主演一部好萊塢電影只是白日夢。

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

再膨脹的泡沫與流動性僅僅是一個白日夢。

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

彼特想成為電影明星的愿望只是一個白日夢。

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

長期以來，能夠生產燃料的微生物似乎更像是科幻小說中的一個幻想，而不是一個切實可行的解決能源危機的辦法。

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

爸爸，你說我做這份工作夠格么？還是你覺得這只是個白日夢？也許爸爸會說

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

或許令駕駛教練絕跡尚需幾十年，但是該項目絕非僅是黃梁美夢。

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

科薩的提案可能只是白日做夢。不過與此同時，幾乎毫無疑問的是，當前的系統已經成了新的常態。

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

這個情境可能聽起來像一場夢，但其實比你想像的真實多了。

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

在底特律，通用汽車正在致力于無撞凱迪拉克汽車的研究，這聽起來有點像白日做夢。

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

但那可能只是個白日夢，因為他不在那個州。

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

管道上的夢想：在困境中掙扎的沒有任何資源可以用來改善處境的勞工們必須依賴政府的干預。

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，我認為和諧世界是癡人說夢，倒不如專注于一些比較適度的目標更加有益，比如說禁止變聲唱法。

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

用信用卡去騙自己說現在你買得起，卻到以后再支付現金只是一個白日夢。

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

別成天幻想著不費勁將來就能成為百萬富翁！

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

渴望成為世界上最偉大的舞蹈演員，這不啻為癡人說夢。

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

有人說她那些當電影明星的計劃不過是些非非遐想。

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

否則，千年發展目標和減貧將是一場夢幻。

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

它給人的感覺非常的酷，能夠讀懂布萊葉盲文是一個讓人尖叫的夢想。

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

白日夢會荒廢你一生。

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

對我而言，去月球旅行只是白日夢。

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

據說她的計劃的電影生涯都只是空想。

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

舊金山（CNN）——想在任天堂手機上玩超級馬里奧仍然只是一個幻想

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

你們怎樣才能將向往盛大足球賽事的即興之旅的夢想變成現實呢？這里就是你圓夢的地方。

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

中國必須認識到，創造一種全新的、強有力的國際貨幣無異于白日做夢。

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

這些綠色特征表明可持續道路不會只是個白日夢。

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

他說，這是我們的美夢。他還說港交所已經“與很多其他人”討論了這些想法。