| 单词 | happy hunting ground |
| 释义 | happy hunting ground in British Englishnoun 1. (in Native American legend) the paradise to which a person passes after death 2. a productive or profitable area for a person with a particular interest or requirement jumble sales proved happy hunting grounds in her search for old stone jars happy hunting ground in American Englishnoun 1. the North American Indian heaven, conceived of as a paradise of hunting and feasting for warriors and hunters 2. a place where one finds in abundance that which one needs or desires, or where one may pursue an activity without restriction New England attics are happy hunting grounds for antique collectors Word origin [1830–40, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, grid, nationalism, orientation, paraffinExamples of 'happy hunting ground' in a sentence |
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