英语词汇“pie-in-the-sky”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

pie in the sky

An impossible, unlikely, or fanciful idea or plan. Often hyphenated. He keeps talking about how he'll move to Los Angeles to be a famous actor, but it's just pie in the sky if you ask me. If you'd spend more time working and less time coming up with these pie-in-the-sky fantasies, you might actually get somewhere in life!

pie in the sky

1. Fig. a future reward after death, considered as a replacement for a reward not received on earth. Don't hold out for pie in the sky. Get realistic. If he didn't hope for some heavenly pie in the sky, he would probably be a real crook.

2. Fig. having to do with a hope for a special reward. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get rid of your pie-in-the-sky ideas! What these pie-in-the-sky people really want is money.

pie in the sky

An empty wish or promise, as in His dream of being hired as a sports editor proved to be pie in the sky. This expression was first recorded in 1911 in a rallying song of a union, the International Workers of the World (or "Wobblies"): "Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die."

pie in the sky

COMMON If you describe an idea, plan, or promise as pie in the sky, you mean that it is very unlikely to happen. Targets set for oil production now look like pie in the sky. Ideally what I would like to see would be free childcare, but I think that's a bit pie in the sky at the moment. Note: You can also use pie-in-the-sky before a noun. Changes are a real possibility. This is not pie-in-the-sky stuff. Note: This expression comes from the song `The Preacher and the Slave' (1911) by Joe Hill, an American songwriter and workers' organizer: `You'll get pie in the sky when you die. (That's a lie.)'

pie in the sky

something that is agreeable to contemplate but very unlikely to be realized. informal

This phrase comes from a 1911 song by the American labour leader Joe Hill ( 1879–1915 ), in which a preacher tells a slave: ‘Work and pray, live on hay, You'll get pie in the sky when you die’.

ˌpie in the ˈsky

(informal) ideas that are not practical; false hopes or promises: Most voters know that the big promises which politicians make before an election are just pie in the sky.He says he’s going to make a movie in Hollywood, but I think it’s all pie in the sky.This comes from a song written in 1911 by Joe Hill, who worked to improve the rights of workers in America. The song criticizes religion for creating false hopes in the poor:‘Work and pray, Live on hay, You’ll get pie in the sky when you die.’

pie in the sky

1. n. a reward; a special heavenly reward. If he didn’t hope for some heavenly pie in the sky, he would probably be a real crook.

2. mod. having to do with a hope for a special reward. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get rid of your pie-in-the-sky ideas!

pie in the sky

An empty wish or promise: "To outlaw deficits ... is pie in the sky" (Howard H. Baker, Jr.)

pie in the sky

The promise of the good life in a future that never arrives. The term comes from a rallying song of the International Workers of the World, or Wobblies, “The Preacher and the Slave” (1911), that may have been written by their martyred organizer, Joe Hill (he was killed by the police). It went, “You will eat, bye and bye, in the glorious land above the sky! Work and pray, live on hay, you’ll get pie in the sky when you die.” The Wobblies, of course, wanted their “pie” in the form of decent wages and working conditions, in this life. This sentiment was echoed by boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who was quoted as saying, “You don’t want no pie in the sky when you die, you want something here on the ground while you’re still around” (1978).

词汇	pie-in-the-sky
释义	(redirected from pie-in-the-sky) pie in the sky An impossible, unlikely, or fanciful idea or plan. Often hyphenated. He keeps talking about how he'll move to Los Angeles to be a famous actor, but it's just pie in the sky if you ask me. If you'd spend more time working and less time coming up with these pie-in-the-sky fantasies, you might actually get somewhere in life! pie in the sky 1. Fig. a future reward after death, considered as a replacement for a reward not received on earth. Don't hold out for pie in the sky. Get realistic. If he didn't hope for some heavenly pie in the sky, he would probably be a real crook. 2. Fig. having to do with a hope for a special reward. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get rid of your pie-in-the-sky ideas! What these pie-in-the-sky people really want is money. pie in the sky An empty wish or promise, as in His dream of being hired as a sports editor proved to be pie in the sky. This expression was first recorded in 1911 in a rallying song of a union, the International Workers of the World (or "Wobblies"): "Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die." pie in the sky COMMON If you describe an idea, plan, or promise as pie in the sky, you mean that it is very unlikely to happen. Targets set for oil production now look like pie in the sky. Ideally what I would like to see would be free childcare, but I think that's a bit pie in the sky at the moment. Note: You can also use pie-in-the-sky before a noun. Changes are a real possibility. This is not pie-in-the-sky stuff. Note: This expression comes from the song `The Preacher and the Slave' (1911) by Joe Hill, an American songwriter and workers' organizer: `You'll get pie in the sky when you die. (That's a lie.)' pie in the sky something that is agreeable to contemplate but very unlikely to be realized. informal This phrase comes from a 1911 song by the American labour leader Joe Hill ( 1879–1915 ), in which a preacher tells a slave: ‘Work and pray, live on hay, You'll get pie in the sky when you die’. ˌpie in the ˈsky (informal) ideas that are not practical; false hopes or promises: Most voters know that the big promises which politicians make before an election are just pie in the sky.He says he’s going to make a movie in Hollywood, but I think it’s all pie in the sky.This comes from a song written in 1911 by Joe Hill, who worked to improve the rights of workers in America. The song criticizes religion for creating false hopes in the poor:‘Work and pray, Live on hay, You’ll get pie in the sky when you die.’ pie in the sky 1. n. a reward; a special heavenly reward. If he didn’t hope for some heavenly pie in the sky, he would probably be a real crook. 2. mod. having to do with a hope for a special reward. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) Get rid of your pie-in-the-sky ideas! pie in the sky An empty wish or promise: "To outlaw deficits ... is pie in the sky" (Howard H. Baker, Jr.) pie in the sky The promise of the good life in a future that never arrives. The term comes from a rallying song of the International Workers of the World, or Wobblies, “The Preacher and the Slave” (1911), that may have been written by their martyred organizer, Joe Hill (he was killed by the police). It went, “You will eat, bye and bye, in the glorious land above the sky! Work and pray, live on hay, you’ll get pie in the sky when you die.” The Wobblies, of course, wanted their “pie” in the form of decent wages and working conditions, in this life. This sentiment was echoed by boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who was quoted as saying, “You don’t want no pie in the sky when you die, you want something here on the ground while you’re still around” (1978).
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