1 N-PROPER 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. 天堂；天国
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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。
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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。
SYN heaven, Promised Land, Zion [Christianity] , Happy Valley [Islam]
2 N-VAR 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 . 乐园；福地；极美的地方
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...one of the world's great natural paradises.
世界上最美的自然乐园之一
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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。
3 N-COUNT （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. （特定人群的）天堂，胜地
4See also:fool's paradise
Quotations
Two paradises 'twere in one
To live in paradise alone Andrew Marvell The Garden
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