blessing

[英] [ˈblesɪŋ] [美] [ˈblɛsɪŋ] 生词本

n.

v.

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1. N-COUNT 幸事;福气;好事;福祉 A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. 
  • Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country.

    河流对于一个农业国家来说是一种恩赐。

  • ...the blessings of prosperity.

    繁荣昌盛的福祉

2. N-COUNT 支持;赞同;准许 If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support. 
  • With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts...

    在白宫的支持下,一群民主党国会议员将开会寻求进一步缩减预算。

  • In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea.

    4月份,泰国和印度尼西亚的领导人正式批准了这个计划。

3. N-COUNT 祈福;祷告;祈祷 A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place. 
4. See also: bless;  
5. PHRASE 不要身在福中不知福;想想自己有多幸运 If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining. 
  • Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings.

    有些人可能会说这事实上算不上什么负担,她应该想想自己有多幸运。

6. PHRASE 因祸得福;坏事变好事;祸中有福 If you say that something is a blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened. 
  • The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise.

    去年12月份贸易谈判中止可能因祸得福。

7. PHRASE 祸福兼有;有利有弊 If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages. 
  • For ordinary Italians, Sunday's news probably amounts to a mixed blessing.

    对普通的意大利人民来说,星期天的新闻可以说是悲喜交加。

Noun

1. the formal act of giving approval;

  • "he gave the project his blessing"
  • "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

2. a desirable state;

  • "enjoy the blessings of peace"
  • "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

3. a short prayer of thanks before a meal

4. a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection

5. the act of praying for divine protection

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  • 1.祝福
1. A TV can be a real blessing for old people.
有电视看对于老年人来说是难得的好事。

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2. A double blessing has descended upon the house.
双喜临门。

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3. Blessing has descended upon the house.
喜临门。

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4. He got quite a blessing from his boss.
他被老板狠狠地斥责了一顿。

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5. Living in such a beautiful old castle is something of a mixed blessing.Just think of the heating bills, for example.
居住在这座美丽的古城堡中既有利,也有弊。比如,想想它昂贵的取暖费用吧。

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6. Our parents gave their blessing to our marriage.
我们的父母应允我们结婚。

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7. The blessing was said in Hebrew.
祷告用了希伯来语。

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8. The priest intoned the blessing.
神父吟诵赐福词。

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9. The priest pronounced a blessing.
教士念祷文,祈神赐福。

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