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异想天开

yì xiǎng tiān kāi

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy

Definition

形容想法非常离奇、不切实际，或者指突然产生某种奇异的想法。

To have a wild fantasy; to be impractical; to think of something fanciful or unrealistic.

Usage

通常用于形容人的想法脱离实际，或者带有贬义地指凭空想象。

Usually used to describe someone's ideas that are detached from reality, or pejoratively to refer to fanciful thinking.

Examples

  • 1 他总想一夜暴富，真是异想天开。(He always wants to get rich overnight; that's really a wild fantasy.)
  • 2 别异想天开了，这根本不可能实现。(Don't be so fanciful; this is simply impossible to achieve.)
  • 3 这个计划异想天开，缺乏可行性。(This plan is fanciful and lacks feasibility.)
  • 4 他异想天开地认为可以不劳而获。(He fancifully thinks he can get something for nothing.)
  • 5 科学家们的异想天开有时会带来重大发现。(Scientists' wild fantasies sometimes lead to major discoveries.)

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