Xanadu
noun [ S or U ] uk/ˈzæn.ə.duː/ us/ˈzæn.ə.duː/
华厦，行宫；诗情画意的地方；世外桃源
a very impressive and beautiful place, or a place that is perfect
The publishing mogul hosted lavish fetes at his own Xanadu, a vast estate. 这位出版大亨在自己的豪宅里举办了盛大的宴会，那是一座巨大的庄园。
Oxford was my Xanadu, my vision of literary delight. 牛津是我美丽的殿堂，满足了我对文学魅力的想象。
Herds of deer, golden eagles overhead, and not another soul in sight. This was Xanadu. 成群的鹿，头顶上有金雕盘旋，四周空无一人。这就是世外桃源。
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- His house is a typical Silicon Valley new-money Xanadu with an intercom at the wrought-iron front gate and a pool in back.
- "We still have problems," he said. "This is not Xanadu. But the city is really thriving."
- This serene little Xanadu of holistic healing stands, securely walled off, atop a hill.