1N-COUNT 天使Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven. 天使
2N-COUNT (尤用于得到友好对待或帮助时)大好人,大善人 You can call someone you like very much an angel in order to show affection, especially when they have been kind to you or done you a favour. (尤用于得到友好对待或帮助时)大好人,大善人 [feelings]
3N-COUNT 安琪儿;天使;善人 If you describe someone as an angel, you mean that they seem to be very kind and good. 安琪儿;天使;善人 [approval]
Poppa thought her an angel.
爸爸视她为小天使。
He was such an angel to put up with it.
他这都能忍,真是个大好人。
4PHRASE [usually verb-link PHRASE]行善;在道义一方 If you say that someone is on the side of the angels, you believe very strongly that what they are doing is right. 行善;在道义一方 [approval]
Billy is on the side of the angels when it comes to racial tolerance.
说起种族间的包容,比利可真是宅心仁厚。
5PHRASE [rush inflects]愚蠢地冒险;鲁莽行事;暴虎冯河 If you say that someone rushes in where angels fear to tread, you are criticizing them gently because they get themselves into dangerous or difficult situations without thinking carefully enough about what they are doing. 愚蠢地冒险;鲁莽行事;暴虎冯河 [disapproval]
Martin is inclined to rush in where angels fear to tread.
马丁总是喜欢贸然行事。
Quotations
Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angelsBenjamin DisraeliSpeech at Oxford Diocesan Conference
1heavenly being天使ADJECTIVE | ... OF ANGELS | VERB + ANGEL | ANGEL + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤guardian守護天使▸➤avenging復仇天使◇He liked to think of himself as an avenging angel fighting for justice.他喜歡把自己想成是為正義而戰的復仇天使。➤fallen被逐出天堂的天使◇a book about anti-heroes and fallen angels一本有關反英雄和墮落天使的書➤snow (NAmE) 雪天使◇We lay back in the snow and made snow angels.我們趴在雪地裏放鬆,做雪天使。... OF ANGELS➤choir, host(九級天使中的任何)一級天使;一(大)群天使◇a whole host of angels眾天使VERB + ANGEL➤look like長得像天使◇She looks like an angel.她長得像個天使。ANGEL + NOUN➤wings天使的翅膀◇She wore a white costume with big furry angel wings.她穿着一件白色戲裝,上面有天使羽毛狀的大翅膀。PHRASES➤the face of an angel, the voice of an angel天使般的臉龐/聲音◇a singer who has the voice of an angel擁有天使般嗓音的歌手angel
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2good/kind person好人ADJECTIVE | ANGEL + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, little, perfect (especially NAmE) 大好人;小天使;真正的好人◇Deborah's children are little angels.德博拉的孩子個個都是小天使。➤ministering救死扶傷的天使◇I could hardly see Lisa in the role of ministering angel.我很難想像出莉薩成為一個救死扶傷的天使會是個什麼樣子。ANGEL + NOUN➤investor天使投資人◇An angel investor provided the start-up capital.一位天使投資人提供了啟動資金。PHRASES➤be an angel (especially BrE) 做做好事◇Be an angel and make the tea, will you?你幫幫忙,沏杯茶好嗎?➤be no angel並非完美無缺◇I'm no angel, but I wouldn't dream of doing a thing like that.我並非完美無缺,但我做夢都不會想到做那種事。