paradise
Word family adjectiveparadisaicnounparadise
par·a·dise /ˈpærədaɪs/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountableU]PLACE a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable 极乐(世界);至美,至福 a beautiful tropical paradise 美丽的热带乐园
The hotel felt like paradise after two weeks of camping. 两个星期的野营之后,酒店让人感觉像是天堂。
A home near the sea is my idea of paradise. 靠近海边的家是我理想中的天堂。
2 [singular]NEED a place that has everything you need for doing a particular activity 〔所需物一应俱全的〕乐园,乐土 The market is a shopper’s paradise. 这个市场是购物者的乐园。
paradise for Hawaii is a paradise for surfers. 夏威夷是冲浪者的天堂。
→ bird of paradise, → be living in a fool’s paradise at fool1(9) Paradise[singular] a) RRin some religions, a perfect place where people are believed to go after they die, if they have led good lives 天堂,天国 → heaven Origin paradise (1100-1200) Old French Late Latin, from Greek paradeisos “enclosed park”