paradise
noun /ˈpærədaɪs/
/ˈpærədaɪs/
- (often Paradise)[uncountable] (in some religions) a perfect place where people are said to go when they die
synonym heaven(某些宗教所指的)天堂,天国 - The ancient Egyptians saw paradise as an idealized version of their own lives.
古埃及人把天堂视为他们自身现实生活的理想形式。
Topics Religion and festivalsc2- They all expected to go to paradise.
他们都想进天堂。 - a paradise of golden beaches
金色海滩乐园 - an angel in paradise
天堂的天使
Collocations Dictionaryverb + paradise- enter
- go to
- in paradise
- The ancient Egyptians saw paradise as an idealized version of their own lives.
- [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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lost
- earthly
- …
- create
- find
- island
- in (a) paradise
- paradise for
- paradise of
- …
- a paradise on earth
- a tropical paradise
- [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。 - The airport is a paradise for pickpockets.
机场是扒手的天堂。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lost
- earthly
- …
- create
- find
- island
- in (a) paradise
- paradise for
- paradise of
- …
- a paradise on earth
- The area is a birdwatcher's paradise.
- [uncountable] a state of perfect happiness
synonym bliss至福;极乐 - Being alone is his idea of paradise.
他视独处为至乐之事。
- They moved to the country hoping to find paradise.
他们搬到了乡下,想在那里找到乐土。 - the lost paradise of childhood
失去的童年乐园
- Being alone is his idea of paradise.
- Paradise[uncountable] (in the Bible
) the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived《圣经》 伊甸园 see also bird of paradise
词源Middle English: from Old French paradis, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paradeisos ‘royal (enclosed) park’, from Avestan pairidaēza ‘enclosure, park’. Avestan is an ancient Iranian language.