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理想 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • daydream noun A pleasant chain of thoughts or fantasies that drift through your mind while you're awake, disconnected from what's actually happening around you.
  • ideal adjective Perfect or the best possible for a given purpose.

Senses

理想 is used for these senses in English:

  • ideal Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
  • ideal A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

daydream — full definition

  1. noun A pleasant chain of thoughts or fantasies that drift through your mind while you're awake, disconnected from what's actually happening around you.
  2. verb To let your mind wander into pleasant fantasies instead of paying attention to what's in front of you.

ideal — full definition

  1. adjective Perfect or the best possible for a given purpose.
  2. noun A standard of perfection that people aim for, even if it can't fully be reached.

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