pipe dream; fool's paradise
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pipe dream; daydream; illusion
literary源自唐代传奇小说《枕中记》，故事讲述一位书生卢生在梦中享尽荣华富贵，醒来时旅店的小米饭还未煮熟。现在常用来讽刺不切实际的幻想。也说“黄粱美梦”、“一枕黄粱”。
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
xiǎng想
zhe着
bù不
láo劳
ér而
huò获
，
nà那
bù不
guò过
shì是
huáng黄
liáng粱
mèng梦
bà罢
le了
。
He daydreams all day about getting something for nothing, but that's just a pipe dream.
Qǐ企
tú图
tōng通
guò过
dú赌
bó博
fā发
jiā家
zhì致
fù富
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zhǐ只
shì是
huáng黄
liáng粱
yī一
mèng梦
。
Attempting to get rich through gambling will ultimately be nothing but a fool's paradise.
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Tā他
de的
hóng宏
wěi伟
jì计
huà划
quē缺
fá乏
zī资
jīn金
zhī支
chí持
，
kǒng恐
pà怕
yào要
lún沦
wèi为
huáng黄
liáng粱
měi美
mèng梦
。
His grand plan lacks financial backing and is likely to become a mere illusion.