单词 | la-la land |
释义 | la-la land[ lah-lah ] / ˈlɑˌlɑ / noun Slang.a state of being out of touch with reality. (usually initial capital letters) Los Angeles. Origin of la-la land1980–85; reduplication of L.A., abbreviation of Los Angeles Words nearby la-la landLakshadweep, Lakshadweep Islands, Lakshmi, laky, Lala, la-la land, lalang, lalapalooza, -lalia, La Línea, Lalique Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for la-la landLa-La land / (ˈlɑːˌlɑː) / noun slanga nickname for Los Angeles (not capitals) a place that is remote from reality Word Origin for La-La landC20: reduplication of the initials LA Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with la-la landla-la land Los Angeles, California (often abbreviated L.A.). This expression pokes fun at the alleged eccentricities of the city's inhabitants. For example, What do you expect? Frederick has lived in la-la land for ten years and it has rubbed off on him. [Slang; c. 1980] A state of being out of touch with reality, as in I don't know what's going on with Amy—she seems to be in la-la land. [Slang; c. 1980] Also see cloud-cuckoo land; never-never land. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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