Paradise Place Perfect ˈpærədaɪs People Die Garden Beautiful
The flashcard defines "paradise" as a wonderful place people go after death in some religions, or as a beautiful, perfect place or situation. It can also refer to a place ideal for a specific activity or person, or a state of perfect happiness.
The flashcard defines "paradise" as a wonderful place people go after death in some religions, or as a beautiful, perfect place or situation. It can also refer to a place ideal for a specific activity or person, or a state of perfect happiness.
[N-PROPER 专有名词]天堂;天国 According to some religions, paradise is a wonderful place where people go after they die, if they have led good lives.
The Koran describes paradise as a place containing a garden of delight...
《古兰经》将天国描述成一个乐园。
If they were captured they wished to die, believing that they would go to paradise.
如果被捕,他们希望去死,因为他们相信自己能够上天堂。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]乐园;福地;极美的地方 You can refer to a place or situation that seems beautiful or perfect as paradise or a paradise .
...one of the world's great natural paradises...
世界上最美的自然乐园之一
Scott is living and working at a mission for the homeless. He calls it a paradise compared to the camp.
斯科特在一家救助无家可归者的慈善机构工作生活。与难民营相比,他称这个慈善机构为乐园。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
fool's paradise
;(特定人群的)天堂,胜地 You can use paradise to say that a place is very attractive to a particular kind of person and has everything they need for a particular activity.
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The Algarve is a golfer's paradise...
阿尔加维是高尔夫球手的天堂。
Very few people have the money to take advantage of this consumer paradise.
没多少人有钱享受这个购物天堂。
Oxford
para·dise/ˈpærədaɪs; NAmEˈpærədaɪs/noun1(oftenParadise )[uncountable ](in some religions) a perfect place where people are said to go when they die (某些宗教所指的)天堂,天国SYN
heaven
◆The ancient Egyptians saw paradise as an idealized version of their own lives.古埃及人把天堂视为人生活的理想形式。2[countable ]a place that is extremely beautiful and that seems perfect, like heaven 天堂,乐土,乐园(指美好的环境)◆a tropical paradise一处热带的人间乐土3[countable ]a perfect place for a particular activity or kind of person (某类活动或某类人的)乐园,完美去处◆The area is a birdwatcher's paradise.这一地区是鸟类观察者的乐园。4[uncountable ]a state of perfect happiness 至福;极乐SYN
bliss
◆Being alone is his idea of paradise.他视独处为至乐之事。5Paradise[uncountable ](in the Bible 《圣经》)the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived 伊甸园paradiseparadisespara·dise/ˈpærədaɪs; NAmEˈpærədaɪs/
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paradisepar‧a‧dise /ˈpærədaɪs/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable: a beautiful tropical paradise The hotel felt like paradise after two weeks of camping. A home near the sea is my idea of paradise.2[singular] a place that has everything you need for doing a particular activity: The market is a shopper’s paradise.paradise for Hawaii is a paradise for surfers.3Paradise [singular]a)in some religions, a perfect place where people are believed to go after they die, if they have led good lives → heavenb)according to the Bible, the garden where the first humans, Adam and Eve, lived →
bird of paradise
, → be living in a fool’s paradise
at fool1(9)
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paradise
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