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

• 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。
• Humanity spirit will be a castle in the air if man's desire cannot be satisfied.
  如果人的欲望都难以得到满足的话，那么人义精神也就无从谈起。
• Heart on the road, feet not on the road, the front is always a mirage, castle in the air.
  心上路，脚不上路，前方永远是海市蜃楼、空中楼阁。
• Their plan is merely a castle in the air because it is simply impracticable.
  他们的计划不过是空中楼阁而已，因为它根本行不通。
• This study is not a castle in the air, but appreciates a solid foundation that has been laid by scholars both at home and abroad: studies of politeness and verbal offence.
  语用冒犯研究并非空中楼阁，而是有着国内外学者们建立的坚实的基础：礼貌研究和言语冒犯研究。
• However, Fodor's conclusion raises problems for his intentional realist argument: if thinking is not computation, Fodor's intentional realism becomes a castle in the air.
  然而，福多的结论给他的计算主义的意向实在论辩护带来了问题：如果思维不是计算，那么，福多关于常识心理学所持的意向实在论主张就成了空中楼阁。
• Your plan is merely a castle in the air.
  你的计划只不过是口中楼阁而已。
• He's only building a castle in the air.
  他只不过是在做白日梦。
• Instead of working hard at her lessons, mary spends her time building a castle in the air.
  玛丽不用功读书，却花时间去幻想。
• 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。