- (often Paradise)[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 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2They 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + paradise- enter
- go to
- in paradise
- [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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lost
- earthly
- …
- create
- find
- island
- in (a) paradise
- paradise for
- paradise of
- …
- a paradise on earth
- [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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- lost
- earthly
- …
- create
- find
- island
- in (a) paradise
- paradise for
- paradise of
- …
- a paradise on earth
- [uncountable]
a state of perfect happiness 至福；极乐 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
- Paradise[uncountable]
(in the Bible 《圣经》 the garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived 伊甸园 see also bird of paradise
Word OriginMiddle 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.