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单词 utopia
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utopia
noun[CorU]
uk
/juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/us
/juːˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
aperfectsocietyin whichpeopleworkwell with each other and arehappy:
Try andimagineaperfectsociety, a utopia, in which thegovernmentreally got everythingright.
Humans, in thedevelopedworldat least, are ascloseto utopia as they areeverlikelyto be,arguestheprofessor.
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  • Nosocietycanprofessitself to be a utopia.
  • The Cadburyfamilymovedtheirfledglingchocolatefirmout of Birmingham'sslumsto the utopia of Bournville in the 19thcentury.
  • Their utopia isslowlyturningintoourdystopia.
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(Definition ofutopiafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
utopia
noun[CorU]
uk
/juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/us
/juːˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
(theideaof) aperfectsocietyin which everyoneworkswell with each other and ishappy
乌托邦；理想中的完美世界

utopia| American Dictionary

utopia
noun[C/U]
us
/juˈtoʊ·pi·ə/
social studies
aperfectsocietyin which everyone ishappy:
[U]TheideaofAmericaas utopia hasrecurredthroughoutourhistory.
[C]Whenplanstorebuildtheneighborhoodwere firstannounced, I’d beenhopingfor a utopia.
(Definition ofutopiafrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofutopia

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He demands and directs change, compelling his companions to act, railing against hopelessness and disenchantment, against any allegiance toutopia.
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That a vision of an organic agrarian-manufacturingutopiais elaborated in a large and dynamic industrial city seems, on the face of it, absurd.
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These link utopias with heterotopias in ways which 'also bind people to particular identities, and to the political/practical consequences that they entail' (p. 172).
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The analysis of women's work, of radical communal utopias, and of body metaphors severely limit the range of buildings that can be discussed.
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Like all utopias, the future was intimately linked to the hopes and fears of the present.
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Here,utopiais defined as a state of mind that 'transcends' existing realities in a revolutionary direction.
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The term also offers authorization to interpret, enacts a wish, suggests a culturalutopia, or puts in place a political program.
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The feministutopiadramatizes a dream of social fellowship whose embryonic form is expressed in the bonds forged between writer, reader and a wider audience.
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By including the virtues and designing out the vices of nineteenth-century life he sold his vision ofutopiaalong practical and achievable lines.
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Yet that failure is measured perhaps unrealistically against a goal nothing short ofutopiaand within a time frame of 25 to 40 years.
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But it is not so clear that it always would be: that it could not be an essential part of a realisticutopia.
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That was an era when utopias were needed and produced.
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It is a sad sign of our times that this type of exile can resemble autopia.
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The birth of digital publication involves three motors:utopia, the norm, and conquering thought.
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Elements of the two utopias, one personalistic-conservative, the other liberal-democratic, became intertwined in the ideas of the conflicting parties of mid century.
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