English Dictionary

cloud nine

/ˈklaʊd ˈnaɪn/

noun

(idiomatic) Often in the phrase on cloud nine: a state of bliss, elation or happiness. / (idiomatic, possibly nonstandard) A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.

She was on cloud nine after receiving the promotion.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Often in the phrase on cloud nine: a state of bliss, elation or happiness.

He was on cloud nine for days after she agreed to marry him.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, possibly nonstandard) A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.

Now, the system approach, needless to say, wants to help out in that particular problem, but it lives up on cloud nine for the most part. This is one of the reasons that it has not made more headway than it has in the civilian agencies of government.