fairyland UK ['feə.ri.lænd] US ['fer.i-] noun uncountable ■the place where fairies (= imaginary creatures) are said to live 仙国;仙界 only singular approving ■a beautiful place with an attractive or special quality 仙境;奇境•It had snowed heavily during the night and in the morning the garden was a white fairyland.夜里大雪纷纷,清晨花园成了白色的仙境。 uncountable disapproving ■an imaginary perfect place or situation, where you do not have to deal with problems in a realistic or sensible way 乐土;世外桃源;没有苦恼的仙境•The Minister's argument belongs to fairyland.部长的论据完全不切实际。 •The papers present the countryside as some kind of fairyland.报纸把乡村描绘得如同世外桃源一般。 |