castle in the air

英 [ˈkɑːsl ɪn ðə eə(r)]

美 [ˈkæsl ɪn ðə er]

网络  空中楼阁; 空中城堡; 飞天魔毯; 空中樓閣; 海市蜃楼

英英释义

noun

• absentminded dreaming while awake
  Synonym:reveriereverydaydreamdaydreamingoneirismair castlecastle in Spain

双语例句

• Their plan is nothing but a castle in the air.
  他们的计划只不过是空中楼阁。
• From the 16th to the 19th century, the utopian socialist totally repudiated capitalism and considering the relationship between capitalism and socialism apart from their history, and capitalism is the basis of socialism. So their utopian society is just a castle in the air.
  16至19世纪的空想社会主义者全盘否定资本主义，主观地割断资本主义与社会主义的历史联系，否认资本主义是社会主义的基础，因此他们的理想社会只能是空中楼阁。
• However, due to the historical limitations, whether in ancient or modern times, a community that sociologist pursued and designed can only be a castle in the air.
  但由于历史的局限性，无论是古代还是近代，社会思想家们所追求和设计的小康社会，只能是空中楼阁。
• My plan for the summer vacation proved to be a castle in the air.
  我为暑期做的计划看来是空中楼阁了。
• He's only building a castle in the air.
  他只不过是在做白日梦。
• Mr. Bush tries to spend billions of dollars for missile defense system which some countries view as building a castle in the air.
  布希先生想花亿万经费发展飞弹防卫系统，一些国家认为不切实际。
• Nobody is safer than he who lives in a castle in the air.
  生活在空气城堡中的人是最安全的。
• Without it, the health of our minds is just like castle in the air.
  没有它，我们的头脑健康，就像空中楼阁。
• In this paper, the theoretical construct is not a castle in the air. It is the more detailed, more specific, more in-depth breakthrough based on the previous theoretical researches.
  文中的理论建构不是空中楼阁，是在之前的理论研究上更加细致、更加具体、更加深入的突破。
• Grand as the plan sounds, it may prove to be a castle in the air.
  这个计划听起来倒是很宏伟，实际上可能只是个空中楼阁。