| 单词 | never-never land |
| 释义 | never-never land (once / 68320 pages) n Never-never land is a kind of utopia, a perfect imaginary place. If you're Peter Pan (or Michael Jackson), never-never land is a special place where childhood can last forever. To a six year-old fan of cartoons and princesses, Disney World is a never-never land, and for someone who's incredibly hungry, an all-you-can-eat buffet might seem like never-never land. Any ideal situation or place can be described this way, although the original never-never land was the one in the original stage version of "Peter Pan," where kids don't grow up. In later versions of the story, the name was changed to "Neverland." WORD FAMILYnever-never land USAGE EXAMPLES"Labour offers a better way forward that meets the needs and aspirations of our people in 2016, not a 1980s - or even 1950s - never-never land." BBC(Nov 04, 2016) “You could see she was in this never-never land.” The New Yorker(Aug 01, 2016) “Secretary McDonald’s preposterous statement is right out of Never-never Land,” Sen. Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. Washington Times(May 24, 2016) n a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination Syn|Hyper dreamland, dreamworld fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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