God forbid1 spokenHOPE used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen 但愿不会发生这样的事 ‘Supposing I had an accident.’ ‘God forbid!’ “假设我出了意外事故呢。”“但愿不会发生这样的事!”
God/Heaven forbid• Or, heaven forbid, ridicule him?• My guess is this: Heaven forbid that you have a cancer right now.• And heaven forbid that you should be served by some one in a chain coffee house with a regional accent.• God forbid you should have an accident.
→ God/Heaven forbid at forbid(1)
2 spokenHOPE used to say that you very much hope that something will not happen 上帝保佑…不会发生 God forbid that this should ever happen again. 上帝保佑再也不要发生这种事了。
→ God forbid (that) at god(6)