1N-PROPER 天堂;天國 In some religions, heaven is said to be the place where God lives, where good people go when they die, and where everyone is always happy. It is usually imagined as being high up in the sky. 天堂;天國
I believed that when I died I would go to heaven and see God.
5PHRASE 但願不會這樣;千萬不要這樣;蒼天不容;老天不許 You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen. 但願不會這樣;千萬不要這樣;蒼天不容;老天不許 [spoken, emphasis]
Heaven forbid that he should leave because of me!
但願他不會因爲我而離開!
6EXCLAM (表示驚訝或強調)天哪 You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone. (表示驚訝或強調)天哪 [spoken, feelings]
Good Heavens! That explains a lot!.
天哪!這下我明白了!
'I thought you were bringing it.' — 'Heavens, no.'
“我以爲你會帶來的。”—“天哪,不會吧。”
7PHRASE …只有靠天幫忙了;誰也幫不了…了 You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving. …只有靠天幫忙了;誰也幫不了…了 [spoken, disapproval]
If this makes sense to our leaders, then heaven help us all.
如果我們的領導人認爲這是合情合理的,那麽誰也幫不了我們了。
Heaven help the man she marries.
誰要娶了她就只有靠老天保佑了。
8PHRASE 天知道;誰曉得 You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize that you do not know something, or that you find something very surprising. 天知道;誰曉得 [spoken, emphasis] [spoken, emphasis]
Heaven knows what they put in it.
天知道他們在裏面放了些什麽。
9PHRASE 確實;一定;無疑 You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly. 確實;一定;無疑
Heaven knows they have enough money.
他們的錢夠多了。
This gained me some thinking time, and heaven knows I needed it.
這爲我赢得了一點思考的時間,而我確實非常需要它。
10PHRASE [VERB inflects, usually PHRASE to-infinitive]想盡一切辦法;竭盡全力;千方百計 If you move heaven and earth to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it. 想盡一切辦法;竭盡全力;千方百計
They would move heaven and earth to stop me if they could.
11PHRASE [quest PHR](用於以 what、when、who、why 及 how 開頭的疑問句中表示強調)到底,究竟 You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why' and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised. (用於以 what、when、who、why 及 how 開頭的疑問句中表示強調)到底,究竟 [spoken, emphasis]
Where in heaven's name was she?
她到底在哪兒?
12PHRASE 突然下起傾盆大雨 If the heavens open, it suddenly starts raining very heavily. 突然下起傾盆大雨
The match had just begun when the heavens opened and play was suspended.
In my father's house are many mansionsBible: St. John
Work and pray Live on hay You'll get pie in the sky when you dieJoe HillThe Preacher and the Slave
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seedBible: St. Matthew
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought itBible: St. Matthew
The heaven of each is but what each desiresThomas MooreLalla Rookh
heaven: a place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound your ownAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
1believed to be the home of God天國VERB + HEAVEN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + HEAVEN➤ascend to, go to進入天堂◇I feel like I've died and gone to heaven.我感覺自己彷彿已經死去,進了天堂。PREPOSITION➤from heaven來自天堂◇Our child seemed a gift from heaven.我們的孩子就像是上天的恩賜。➤in heaven在天國裏◇It was a marriage made in heaven. (figurative) 這真是天作之合。PHRASES➤the kingdom of heaven天國heaven
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2place/situation in which you are very happy樂園ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, pure, sheer十足的樂園;絕妙的事◇It was sheer heaven being alone at last.總算能一個人待會兒了,真是快樂如天堂。PREPOSITION➤in heaven在樂園◇The kids were in absolute heaven at the fair.孩子們在遊樂場裏快樂極了。PHRASES➤a heaven on earth人間天堂◇The island is truly a heaven on earth.這座小島真是人間天堂。➤sb's idea of heaven某人美好的憧憬/願望◇Building up a tan by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven.我所向往的就是在泳池邊一邊享受日光浴,一邊讀一本好書。