bless·ing
noun/ˈblesɪŋ/
/ˈblesɪŋ/
Idioms - [usually singular] God’s help and protection, or a prayer asking for this
上帝的恩宠；祝福；祝颂 - to pray for God’s blessing
祈求上帝降福 - The bishop said the blessing.
主教祝福（会众）。
Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1- They asked God's blessing on their pastoral work.
他们为自己的牧师工作祈求上帝的祝福。 - The blessing was said in Hebrew.
祷告用的是希伯来语。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- traditional
- papal
- divine
- …
- bestow
- give
- make
- …
- blessing on
- to pray for God’s blessing
- [usually singular] approval of or permission for something
赞同；许可 - The government gave its blessing to the new plans.
政府已批准这些新计划。 - He went with his parents' blessing.
他是得到父母的同意去的。
Extra Examples- He went off to Latin America with his mother's blessing.
征得母亲的同意后他去了拉丁美洲。 - She received the full blessing of her employers.
她得到了雇主们的全力支持。 - The budget was pushed through by the government without the blessing of the opposition.
该预算是在没有得到反对派支持的情况下由政府推动通过的。 - The document received official blessing.
该文件得到了官方的批准。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- official
- have
- give somebody/something
- get
- …
- with somebody’s blessing
- without somebody’s blessing
- The government gave its blessing to the new plans.
- something that is good or helpful
好事；有益之事 - Lack of traffic is one of the blessings of country life.
往来车辆少是乡村生活的一大好处。 - It's a blessing that nobody was in the house at the time.
幸好当时屋子里没人。 - Her looks turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing.
她的容貌最终带给她的是祸不是福。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- real
- mixed
- …
- blessing for
- a blessing in disguise
- count your blessings
- Lack of traffic is one of the blessings of country life.
Idioms
a blessing in disguise
- something that seems to be a problem at first, but that has good results in the end
因祸得福；祸中有福 - Losing your job might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
失去工作可能会因祸得福。
- Losing your job might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
count your blessings
- to be grateful for the good things in your life
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