pipe dream

白日梦, 幻想

例句与用法：

Political experts say it's a pipe dream for Republicans to win black and other minority votes in any significant numbers in1988, whether the Rev.Jesse Jackson is on the Democratic ticket or not.

政情专家们说，无论杰克逊牧师是否成为民主党候选人，共和党若想在1988年在黑人或其他少数族裔中得到可观的选票，仍是梦想。

详细释义：

ph.

【口】幻想; 空想; 白日梦

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

父亲想在湖滨筑一林中小屋的计划不过是个美梦罢了。