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Paradise Place Garden Religions Free Beautiful People Die

英语单词 paradise
英美音标 英 ['pærədaɪs] 美 ['pærədaɪs]
中文释义 n.天堂
英语例句 (1) Hawaii is called an island paradise.
(2) I see no sign of the actual approach of this hundred per cent French paradise.
(3) Hong Kong is a travellers' paradise.
(4) This club is a paradise for athletes.
中文例句 (1) 夏威夷被称为海岛乐园。
(2) 我看不出有什么迹象表明这种十全十美的法国天堂真正会到来。
(3) 香港是旅游者的乐园。
(4) 这个俱乐部是运动员的天堂。
vocabulary简明 In some religions, paradise is considered the ultimate destination, but in general, it's any place that is ideal and free from worry. Eden, Shangri-la, or even the corner nail salon — each might represent paradise to someone.
vocabulary扩展 Paradise comes from the Greek paradeisos meaning "park, paradise, Garden of Eden." The Garden of Eden was a paradise free from all worries until Eve ate the apple that broke the dream. Often when you see advertisements for tourism in the Caribbean, a sense of paradise is evoked by the beautiful images and carefree descriptions.
柯林斯解释
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[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。

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