deluded dream; illusion; pipe dream
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deluded dream; illusion; pipe dream
literaryA literary or formal term referring to a dream or aspiration that is illusory, unattainable, or based on self-deception. Often implies a need to break free from such a fantasy.
Tā他
zhōng终
yú于
cóng从
mí迷
mèng梦
zhōng中
jué觉
xǐng醒
guò过
lái来
。
He finally woke up from his deluded dream.
Cán残
kù酷
de的
xiàn现
shí实
dǎ打
pò破
le了
tā他
nà那
bù不
qiè切
shí实
jì际
de的
mí迷
mèng梦
。
Harsh reality shattered his unrealistic pipe dream.
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Nà那
bù不
guò过
shì是
zhèng政
zhì治
yě野
xīn心
jiā家
de的
yī一
chǎng场
mí迷
mèng梦
。
That was nothing but a deluded dream of a political schemer.