paradise
n
1 [sing, without a or the 不用冠词a或the]
heaven 天堂; 天国.
2
(a) [C] ideal or perfect place 理想的或完美的地方; 乐园; 乐土
This island is a paradise for bird-watchers. 这个岛是鸟类观察者的理想去处.
(b) [U] state of perfect happiness 完美快乐的境界; 至福; 极乐
Being alone is his idea of paradise. 他认为一人独处最美.
3 Paradise [sing, without a or the 不用冠词a或the]
(in the Bible) the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived in a state of innocence. (《圣经》中的)伊甸园.
4 (idm 习语) a fool's paradise => fool1.
The ground supported fewer plants, and the insects which lived on these plants died out.
地上长的植物少了,生活在这些植物上的昆虫就消亡了。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
She didn't visit her step-mother much, though I believe that they used to speak on the phone from time to time.