画饼充饥的英文怎么说

画饼充饥的英文：

[Literal Meaning] 

draw/cake/fill/hunger 

to drew cakes to allay hunger 

[解释] 

用空想来安慰自己。 

[Explanation] 

to feed on illusions 

[例子] 

这种计划只能是画饼充饥，不会有任何实际效果的。 

[Example] 

A plan like this is only to feed on illusions and will not turn out any practical result. 

[英文等价词] 

Barmecide feast

参考例句：

• Kind words Butter no parsnips

  画饼充饥

• Fine words Butter no parsnips

  画饼充饥

• My attempts to advance myself at home have been baffled and rendered abortive

  我在国内立志上进，可又有人从中作梗，成了画饼充饥。