never-never land
never-never land — 名詞
1. an imagined world that seems perfect and free of all problems, but that can neve
虛幻樂土
想像中完美但不可能存在的地方
an imagined world that seems perfect and free of all problems, but that can never exist in reality.
Gabriel still lives in never-never land, expecting his band to become world-famous overnight.
Gabriel 還活在虛幻樂土裡，幻想他的樂團一夜之間紅遍全球。
live in never-never land for clinging to unrealistic hopes
Tara's plan to retire at thirty sounds like pure never-never land to her parents.
Tara 三十歲就要退休的計畫，在父母眼中根本是虛幻樂土。
sounds like never-never land = dismissing a plan as unrealistic
The politician promised free housing for everyone, a clear vision of never-never land.
那位政治人物承諾人人有免費住房，根本是虛幻樂土般的空想。
Mei dreams of a never-never land where no one ever feels lonely or afraid.
Mei 嚮往一個虛幻樂土，那裡沒有人會感到孤單或害怕。
Believing the lottery will fix everything is just living in never-never land.
以為中樂透就能解決一切，不過是活在虛幻樂土裡。
- pipe dream
a hope or plan that is pleasant but impossible to achieve
- cloud-cuckoo-land
British; a state of mind that ignores how things really are
- fool's paradise
happiness built on false beliefs that will not last
- reality
the actual world, as opposed to an imagined ideal
文法句型
live in never-never land
in never-never land
用法筆記
Often follows 'live in' or 'in', and usually carries a critical tone — it dismisses someone's hopes as unrealistic rather than simply describing a pleasant fantasy.