blessing

英 [ˈblesɪŋ]

美 [ˈblesɪŋ]

n.  上帝的恩宠; 祝福; 祝颂; 赞同; 许可; 好事; 有益之事
v.  求上帝降福于; 祝福; 祝圣; 称颂上帝; 赞美上帝
bless的现在分词

复数：blessings　现在分词：blessing　

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习惯用语

n.

a blessing in disguise
• 因祸得福；祸中有福
  something that seems to be a problem at first, but that has good results in the end
count your blessings
• 知足
  to be grateful for the good things in your life

牛津词典

noun

• 上帝的恩宠；祝福；祝颂
  God's help and protection, or a prayer asking for this
  1. to pray for God's blessing
     祈求上帝降福
  2. The bishop said the blessing.
     主教祝福（会众）。
• 赞同；许可
  approval of or permission for sth
  1. The government gave its blessing to the new plans.
     政府已批准这些新计划。
  2. He went with his parents' blessing .
     他是得到父母的同意去的。
• 好事；有益之事
  something that is good or helpful
  1. 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。
  2. It's a blessing that nobody was in the house at the time.
     幸好当时屋子里没人。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 幸事；福气；好事；福祉
  Ablessingis something good that you are grateful for.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the blessings of prosperity.
     繁荣昌盛的福祉
• N-COUNT 支持；赞同；准许
  If something is done with someone'sblessing, it is done with their approval and support.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 祈福；祷告；祈祷
  Ablessingis a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place.
• See also:bless
• PHRASE 不要身在福中不知福；想想自己有多幸运
  If you tell someone tocounttheirblessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 因祸得福；坏事变好事；祸中有福
  If you say that something isa 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.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 祸福兼有；有利有弊
  If you say that a situation isa mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of praying for divine protection
  Synonym:benediction
• the formal act of approving
  1. he gave the project his blessing
  2. his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
  Synonym:approvalapproving
• a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  Synonym:benediction
• a short prayer of thanks before a meal
  1. their youngest son said grace
  Synonym:gracethanksgiving
• a desirable state
  1. enjoy the blessings of peace
  2. a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
  Synonym:boon

双语例句

• A double blessing has descended upon the house.
  双喜临门。
• I give my blessing to my all friends!
  我对它给的我的所有朋友，我的祝福！
• With your blessing, I'll certainly make it.
  借你吉言，我一定会成功。
• Thank you for every blessing!
  谢谢你的每一个祝福。
• 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。
• One act of kindness and blessing now blesses us all as One and is a legacy we can share.
  一个慈悲的行为和祝福现在祝福着我们所有进入合一，这是一个我们可以分享的遗产。
• May every blessing descend upon you!
  百福并臻。
• God send me to blessing you.
  我是上帝派来给你祝福的。
• Blessing has descended upon the house.
  喜临门。
• 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。