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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

妄想 [wàngxiǎng]
  1. 1. verb [贬] have a pipe dream
  2. 2. noun [贬] pipe dream

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

妄想 [wàngxiǎng]
  1. 1. vainly hope to do something
    妄想挽回败局
    in a vain attempt to retrieve the defeat
  2. 2. vain hope (or attempt); wishful thinking
  3. 3. [medicine] delusion

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

妄想 [wàngxiǎng]
  1. 1. 妄图
    妄想窃取机密。
  2. 2. 虚妄而不能实现的想法
    纯粹是妄想
  3. 3. 参见"幻想"的提示。

Examples

妄想挽回败局
in a vain attempt to retrieve the defeat 妄想
古人认为, 靠人的力量耕云播雨是妄想
People in ancient times regarded the idea of commanding the clouds and rain to be nonsense. 耕云播雨
妄想一手遮天,办不到! 办不到
妄想变天 变天
妄想独霸天下 独霸
妄想用欺瞒手段蒙混过关。 欺瞒
妄想窃取机密。 妄想
纯粹是妄想 妄想
敌人妄想用武力来威胁他。 威胁

Collocations

妄想长生不老
to vainly dream of living forever
妄想阻止历史车轮
to vainly hope to hold back the wheel of history
痴心妄想
to indulge in wishful thinking
心存妄想
to have a pipe-dream

Word Decomposition


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