blessing
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UK blessing n: (benediction: by Pope, etc.)
SC 祝福 ， 祝愿 zhù fú
SC 祝祷
The Pope gave the orphans a blessing.
教皇为孤儿们祝祷祈福。
blessing n: ([sth] you are fortunate to have)
SC 福祉 fú zhǐ
SC 幸事 fú zhǐ，xìng shì
Peter considers his new job a blessing.
彼得觉得找到新工作是件幸事。
blessing n: figurative (approval)
SC 批准 pī zhǔn
TC 批准
TC 批准
SC 同意 pī zhǔn，tóng yì
TC 同意
TC 同意
SC 允许 pī zhǔn，yǔn xǔ
TC 允許
TC 允許
Marilyn's father refused to give his blessing to her relationship with her boyfriend.
玛丽莲的父亲不同意女儿和她男友交往。
blessing n: (prayer before a meal) (饭前)
SC 祷告 dǎo gào
Sammy will say the blessing before we have dinner.
吃晚饭前萨米会为我们祷告。
blessing n: (Christianity: God's mercy)
SC 上帝的赐福
SC 上帝的恩赐
It was a blessing that Dean didn't suffer.
bless [sth] vtr: (place, object: make holy)
SC 祈佑 qí yòu
The holy man blessed the new house.
那位神职人员为新房祈福。
bless [sb] vtr: (person: give a blessing to)
SC 祝福 zhù fú
SC 祝愿 zhù fú ，zhù yuàn
TC 祝願 / 祝愿
TC 祝願 / 祝愿
The priest blessed the congregation.
牧师祝福教堂会众。
bless [sb/sth] vtr: (ask God to protect [sb/sth]) (祈求上帝)
SC 庇佑，保佑 bì yòu
Please bless this house.
请保佑这座房子。
bless [sb/sth] vtr: often passive (give health or happiness to [sb/sth])
SC 使…幸福
SC 赐福于
Joan has five children and ten beautiful grandchildren; life has blessed her.
琼拥有五个子女和十个漂亮的孙子女。生活赋予了她幸福。
bless [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep: often passive (endow, gift: with [sth])
SC 赋予 fù yǔ
SC 赐予 fù yǔ ，cì yǔ
Nature has blessed her with good looks and intelligence.
大自然赐予了她美貌和智慧。
Bless! interj: UK, informal (affection, pity)
SC 天啊！ tiān ɑ ！
Look at the kitten, snuggling up with the baby. Bless!
快看那只小猫，跟小宝宝挤在一起打盹的样子真可爱，天哪！
bless [sth/sb] vtr: (worship: God) (对上帝)
SC 赞美，称颂 zàn měi，chēng sòng
TC 讚美 / 贊美
TC 讚美 / 贊美
"Bless the name of Jesus", sang the choir.
唱诗班唱道：“称颂耶稣之名”。
a blessing in disguise n: (turns out to be good)
SC 因祸得福
Not being chosen to play that role turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
mixed blessing n: (source of joy and pain)
SC 祸福参半之事 huò fú cān bàn zhī shì
SC 利弊兼有之事 huò fú cān bàn zhī shì，lì bì jiān yǒu zhī shì
Computers are a mixed blessing – they're fine when they work and infuriating when they don't!