blesses; blessed /ˈblɛst/ ; blessing blesses; blessed /ˈblɛst/ ; blessing Learner's definition of BLESS
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: to make (something or someone) holy by saying a special prayer(通过祈祷)使神圣,使圣洁 2
: to ask God to care for and protect (someone or something)求上帝保佑;祈神赐福 3
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used in the phrase God bless to express good wishes or appreciation for someone or something用于短语God bless,表祝福或感激 — see also god bless you (below) b —
used in phrases like bless his/her heart and bless him/her to express affection, appreciation, or understanding用于短语bless his/her heart和bless him/her,表示喜爱、感激或理解 -
She tries so hard, bless her heart.她那么努力地尝试,祝福她。
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My aunt Clare, bless her, watched the kids while we went out.真得感谢我的克莱尔姨妈,在我们外出时是她帮忙照看孩子们。
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Our cousin, bless his heart, is just so disorganized.我们的表兄,哎呀,就是太缺乏条理性了。
— see also bless you (below) 4
: to provide (a person, place, etc.) with something good or desirable将…赐予;使有幸得到 —
usually used as (be) blessed通常用作(be) blessed 5
: to give approval to (something)同意;赞成
bless my soul
old-fashioned
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used in speech to express surprise用于口语,表示惊讶
bless you
or God bless you 1
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used in speech to express thanks or good wishes用于口语,表示感谢或祝福 2
— said to someone who has just sneezed对刚打过喷嚏的人说