The word "bless" is a verb that means to ask for divine favor or protection for someone or something. It can also be used informally to express affection, thanks, or good wishes, and in the specific instance of responding to a sneeze. The past tense and past participle forms are "blessed" or "blest".
[VERB 动词]为…祈求上帝保佑;为…祈神赐福 When someone such as a priest blesses people or things, he asks for God's favour and protection for them.
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...asking for all present to bless this couple and their loving commitment to one another.
就让在场的所有人祝福这对夫妇以及他们对彼此爱的承诺
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](用于表达爱意、感谢或祝愿)愿上帝保佑Bless is used in expressions such as 'God bless' or 'bless you' to express affection, thanks, or good wishes.
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[SPOKEN 口语]
'Bless you, Eva,' he whispered...
“愿上帝保佑你,伊娃,”他低声说。
God bless and thank you all so much.
愿上帝保佑你们,非常感谢。
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[CONVENTION 惯用语](对刚打喷嚏的人说)长命百岁 You can say 'bless you' to someone who has just sneezed.
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[SPOKEN 口语]
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bless/bles; NAmEbles/
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blessblessesblessedblessingverb(blessed,blessed/blest; NAmEblest/)1blesssb/sth to ask God to protect sb/sth 求上帝降福;祝福◆They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them.他们把孩子带到耶稣跟前,耶稣祝福了他们。◆God bless you!愿上帝保祐你!2blesssth to make sth holy by saying a prayer over it 祝圣◆The priest blessed the bread and wine.神父祝圣了面饼和葡萄酒。3blesssb/sth ( formal) to call God holy; to praise God 称颂上帝;赞美上帝◆We bless your holy name, O Lord.主啊,我们颂扬您的圣名。4blesssb/sth ( old-fashioned,informal) used to express surprise (表示惊奇)◆Bless my soul! Here comes Bill!我的天哪!比尔来了!◆‘Where's Joe?’ ‘I'm blessed if I know!’ (= I don't know)“乔在哪儿?”“我要是知道才怪呢!”IDIOMSbe blessed with sth/sbto have sth good such as ability, great happiness, etc. 赋有(能力等);享有(幸福等)◆She's blessed with excellent health.她身体很好,是一种福气。◆We're blessed with five lovely grandchildren.我们很有福气,有五个可爱的孙子孙女。ˈbless yousaid to sb after they have sneezed(别人打喷嚏时说)ˈbless you, her, him, etc.( informal) used to show that you are pleased with sb, especially because of sth they have done (表示满意或感谢)◆Sarah, bless her, had made a cup of tea.真得感谢萨拉,她给沏了一杯茶。☞more at
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exclamation( BrE) ( sometimes humorous) used to show affection towards sb because of sth they have done (对他人所做之事表示喜爱)哎呀,太好啦,太谢谢了◆‘He bought us all a present.’ ‘Oh, bless!’“他给我们都买了一件礼物。”“啊,太好了!”bless/bles; NAmEbles/blessed/blest; NAmEblest/
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blessbless /bles/ ●●○S3 verb [transitive]
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1bless you! spokena)what you say when someone sneezesb)used to thank someone for doing something for you2bless (him/her etc) spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done: He’s always willing to help. Bless him! ‘Jess made this card for me.’ ‘Bless!’3be blessed with something to have a special ability, good quality etc: We’re both blessed with good health.4if God blesses someone or something, he helps and protects them: May God bless you.5to ask God to protect someone or something: The couple later had their marriage blessed in their local parish church.6to make something holy: Then the priest blesses the bread and wine.7bless my soul/I’ll be blessed! old-fashioned spoken used to express surprise
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[bles]blessed, blessing, blesses
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祝福(55%),保佑(31%),赐福(13%),有幸具有(1%)
vt.祝福;保佑;赞美
n.(Bless)人名;(英、意、德、匈)布莱斯
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