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TOEFL BNC: 5552 COCA: 4673

blessing
blessing /ˈblɛsɪŋ/ noun
plural blessings
blessing
/ˈblɛsɪŋ/
noun
plural blessings
Learner's definition of BLESSING
1 
[noncount]
a  : approval that allows or helps you to do something允许；赞成；支持
b  : help and approval from God上帝的恩宠；神赐
2 
[count] : something that helps you or brings happiness幸事；福气— usually singular通常用单数
◊ Something that is a blessing in disguise seems to be a bad thing at first but actually is a good thing.祸中得福（看似坏事实际最终使人得福之事）
◊ If something is a blessing and a curse or a mixed blessing there are both good and bad things about it.好坏参半之事；利弊各半之事
3 
[count] : a short prayer（简短的）祷告
4 
[noncount] : the act of asking God to care for and protect someone or something祈祷；祈求上帝赐福；祈神保佑

count your blessings

: to make a special effort to appreciate the good things in your life细数幸福；珍惜幸福
TOEFL BNC: 5552 COCA: 4673

blessing

noun

bless·​ing ˈble-siŋ How to pronounce blessing (audio)
1
a
: the act or words of one that blesses
say the blessing over the wine
a priestly blessing
b
: approval, encouragement
asked her parents for their blessing before he proposed
2
: a thing conducive to happiness or welfare
My daughter is a blessing to me in my old age.
Their absence turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Count your blessings.
3
: grace (see grace entry 1 sense 5) said at a meal
said the blessing before dinner

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Presumably he was acting with the government's blessing. They got married without their parents' blessing. We asked the Lord's blessing on us and on our project. He said a blessing before the meal.
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Word History

Etymology

see bless

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of blessing was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing blessing
TOEFL BNC: 5552 COCA: 4673
blessing

noun¹

 1thing that brings happiness/improves your life幸事；好事ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤great, real很大的福氣▸➤mixed (= a thing that has advantages and disadvantages) 利弊兼有的事PREPOSITION➤blessing for對⋯有益的事◇A TV can be a real blessing for old people.對於老年人來說，有一台電視機可算是一大好事了。PHRASES➤a blessing in disguise (= a thing that seems unfortunate, but is later seen to be fortunate) 看似禍實是福▸➤count your blessings (= to be grateful for the good things you have) 知足感恩
blessing

noun²

 2approval/support同意；支持ADJECTIVE | VERB + BLESSING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤full全力支持▸➤official官方支持VERB + BLESSING➤have得到支持▸➤give sb/sth給⋯以支持◇The government has given its official blessing to the project.政府已正式批准這個項目。➤get, receive得到支持◇She received the full blessing of her employers.她得到了雇主們的全力支持。PREPOSITION➤with sb's blessing, without sb's blessing經過／未經過某人的同意◇He went off to Latin America with his mother's blessing.徵得母親的同意後他去了拉丁美洲。
blessing

noun³

 3prayer禱告ADJECTIVE | VERB + BLESSING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤traditional傳統的禱告➤papal教皇的賜福祈禱➤divine, spiritual神祐；精神上的福氣VERB + BLESSING➤bestow, give, make, pronounce, say賜福；祝福；求福；禱祝◇The blessing was said in Hebrew.禱告用的是希伯來語。➤ask, ask for（教徒飯前或飯後）做禱告➤receive接受祝福PREPOSITION➤blessing on對⋯的祝福◇They asked God's blessing on their pastoral work.他們為自己的牧師工作祈求上帝的祝福。

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