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utopian

[英] [ju:ˈtəʊpi:ən] [美] [juˈtopiən] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED (计划、想法)空想的,不切实际的 If you describe a plan or idea as utopian, you are criticizing it because it is unrealistic and shows a belief that things can be improved much more than is possible. 
  • He was pursuing a utopian dream of world prosperity...

    他怀揣着一个实现世界繁荣的乌托邦之梦。

  • A complete absence of national border controls is as utopian today as the vision of world government.

    在今天,完全取消国家边界控制的观点与建立一个世界政府的想法一样不切实际。

  • A utopian is someone with utopian ideas.空想家
    • Kennedy had no time for lost causes or famous failures, no patience with dreamers or liberal utopians.

      肯尼迪无暇在那些毫无前途的事业或出了名的失败事例上劳神费心,也没有耐心去应付梦想家或自由主义空想家。

2. ADJ (政治或宗教思想)空想的,乌托邦式的 Utopian is used to describe political or religious philosophies which claim that it is possible to build a new and perfect society in which everyone is happy. 
  • His was a utopian vision of nature in its purest form.

    他对大自然怀有一种极为纯粹的乌托邦式看法。

  • A utopian is someone with utopian beliefs.空想家
    • ...a group of utopians who immigrated in the 1920s and '30s.

      20世纪20年代和30年代移民而来的一群空想家

Adjective

1. characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection;

  • "the dim utopian future"
  • "utopian idealists"
  • "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"
1. His ideas on equality are viewed as utopian in the current political climate.
在当前的政治气候下,他关于平等的观点被认为是乌托邦。

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2. This Utopian dream is far beyond the range of possibility.
这种乌托邦式的梦想根本不可能实现。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》