ideal
US: /aɪˈdiɫ/
UK: /aɪdˈiəl/
UK: /aɪdˈiəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
ideal /ai'diəl/
- tính từ
- (thuộc) quan niệm, (thuộc) tư tưởng
- chỉ có trong ý nghĩ, chỉ có trong trí tưởng tượng, tưởng tượng
- lý tưởng
- (triết học) (thuộc) mẫu mực lý tưởng (theo Pla-ton)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (triết học) duy tâm
- danh từ
- lý tưởng
- người lý tưởng; vật lý tưởng
- cái tinh thần; điều chỉ có trong tâm trí
- (toán học) Iddêan
- ideal product: tích iddêan
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 ~ (for sth) perfect; most suitable: This beach is ideal for children. + She's the ideal candidate for the job. + The trip to Paris will be an ideal opportunity to practise my French. + It was not the ideal solution to the problem.
2 [only before noun] existing only in your imagination or as an idea; not likely to be real: the search for ideal love + In an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease.
ideally adverb: She's ideally suited for this job. + Ideally, I'd like to live in New York, but that's not possible.
+ noun
1 [C] an idea or standard that seems perfect, and worth trying to achieve or obtain: political ideals + She found it hard to live up to his high ideals.
2 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a person or thing that you think is perfect: It's my ideal of what a family home should be.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 model, paragon, standard, criterion, paradigm, exemplar, pattern, example, epitome:
She regarded Florence Nightingale as her ideal.
2 acme, (standard of) perfection, nonpareil:
The ideal can rarely be achieved, so you had better settle for reality
3 ideals. principles, morals, standards:
Everyone's ideals are compromised sooner or later.
adj.
4 perfect, excellent, supreme, consummate, complete, model, idyllic:
This is an ideal home for a young couple.
5 conceptual, imagined, imaginary, unreal, visionary, idealistic, fictitious, Utopian, notional, mythical or mythic, fantasy, dream, romantic, chimeric(al), illusory, fanciful, fancied:
In his ideal world there is no crime, so there is no need for police.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
high, lofty, noble
Sam was a real leader who had high moral ideals.
| unattainable
This is not an unattainable ideal.
| aesthetic, artistic, ethical, moral, political | democratic, liberal, revolutionary, socialist
VERB + IDEAL
be committed to, be devoted to, believe in, cling to, espouse, have, support
They still clung to the old ideals.
| pursue, strive for | achieve, attain, be true to, conform to, live up to
A journalist should always live up to the ideals of truth, decency, and justice.
| fall short of
This agreement falls far short of the ideal.
| abandon, betray
She was accused of betraying her political ideals.
| embody, reflect
the democratic ideals embodied in the charter
VERBS
be, look, seem, sound | make sth
The hotel's size makes it ideal for large conferences.
| consider sth
ADV.
absolutely | almost | less than
Language learning often takes place in a less than ideal environment.
PREP.
for
The houses are absolutely ideal for families with young children.
Concise English dictionary
idealsaɪ'dɪəl
noun
+the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
+model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
adj.
+conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
+constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
+of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
