一個(gè)人即便計(jì)劃得再好，假如沒(méi)切實(shí)可行的條件，那夢(mèng)想就好似煙霧一般虛無(wú)飄渺。大家一般用英語(yǔ)表達(dá)a pipe dream來(lái)指出某人的計(jì)劃或想法好似白日做夢(mèng)一般，行不通。這個(gè)說(shuō)法有消極意味，所以不可以用來(lái)描述 夢(mèng)想、美夢(mèng)等相對(duì)積極的定義。

例句

My mother says my fathers plan to sail around the world in his retirement1 is just a pipe dream.

我媽媽說(shuō)，爸爸想要在退休后揚(yáng)帆出海、環(huán)游世界的計(jì)劃只不過(guò)白日做夢(mèng)。

The marketing2 manager is very confident and insists that her plan to increase company sales by 150% is not a pipe dream.

市場(chǎng)部經(jīng)理堅(jiān)信她計(jì)劃提高公司銷(xiāo)售額150%的策略不是空想。

My brothers laziness is evidence that his dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur is just a pipe dream.

我弟弟的懶惰足以證明，他想要成為成功企業(yè)家的黃粱美夢(mèng)是行不通的。