"pollyanna" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
“Pollyanna” 指那种总是极度乐观、在每件事中都试图看到好的一面的人,即使这不现实。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常带一点贬义,形容某人过于天真、不切实际。使用时常作名词,如“他是个Pollyanna”,或在句子中批评别人太乐观。
Examples
She is a real Pollyanna, always seeing the bright side of everything.
她真是个**Pollyanna**,总能看到一切的好的一面。
Don't be such a Pollyanna; sometimes things really are bad.
别做个**Pollyanna**了;有时候事情确实不好。
Even when it rained, the Pollyanna in her found something to smile about.
即使下雨,她的**Pollyanna**一面也能找到值得微笑的事。
It’s great to be positive, but you don’t want to come across as a Pollyanna all the time.
保持积极很重要,但你也不想总是被当成**Pollyanna**。
Everyone else was worried, but he played the Pollyanna and told us everything would work out.
其他人都在担心,但他却像个**Pollyanna**一样,说一切都会好的。
My brother calls me a Pollyanna whenever I try to cheer him up, even if things are tough.
每当我想安慰我哥哥时,他就叫我**Pollyanna**,即使情况很糟。