Divine God Spanine Divinely Water Dɪˈvaɪn Dɪˈvaɪnli N
This flashcard teaches the word "divine", which can be used as an adjective meaning "heavenly, godly, or sacred," or as a noun referring to a priest who studies theology. It can also be an adjective meaning "wonderful" (often in old-fashioned usage) or a verb meaning "to guess" or "to divine" (to search for underground water or minerals).
This flashcard teaches the word "divine", which can be used as an adjective meaning "heavenly, godly, or sacred," or as a noun referring to a priest who studies theology. It can also be an adjective meaning "wonderful" (often in old-fashioned usage) or a verb meaning "to guess" or "to divine" (to search for underground water or minerals).
[ADJ 形容词]天赐的；神的；神圣的 You use divine to describe something that is provided by or relates to a god or goddess.
[usu ADJ n]
He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
...divine inspiration.
天赐的灵感
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The law was divinely ordained.
律法神定。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]专门研究神学的牧师 A divine is a priest who specializes in the study of God and religion.
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]绝妙的；非凡的；极棒的 People use divine to express their pleasure or enjoyment of something.
[feelings]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
'Isn't it divine?' she said. 'I wish I had the right sort of brooch to lend you for it.'...
“它是不是美极了？”她说道，“真希望我有合适的胸针可以借给你来搭配它。”
Darling how lovely to see you, you look simply divine.
亲爱的，见到你太让人高兴了，你看上去简直美极了。
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...divinely glamorous singer Jeffrey McDonald.
浑身魅力四射的歌唱家杰弗里·麦克唐纳
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[VERB 动词]猜测；揣度 If you divine something, you discover or learn it by guessing.
[V n]
[V that]
[Also V wh]
[LITERARY 文]
...the child's ability to divine the needs of its parents and respond to them...
孩子猜测父母的需要并作出回应的能力
From this he divined that she did not like him much.
他依此猜到她不太喜欢他。
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[VERB 动词](用探测棒)探测（地下水或矿藏） If you divine, you try to find underground supplies of water or minerals, using a special rod or pair of rods.
[V for n]
[V-ing]
[Also V]
The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought.
我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾。
...a divining rod.
探测杆
Oxford
di·vine/dɪˈvaɪn; NAmEdɪˈvaɪn/
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spaninespaninesspaninedspaniningspaninerspaninestadjective1[usually before noun ]coming from or connected with God or a god 天赐的；上帝的；神的◆spanine law/love/will天道；上帝的慈爱；天意◆spanine intervention(= help from God to change a situation)上帝之祐2( old-fashioned) wonderful; beautiful 绝妙的；非凡的；极美的▶span·ine·ly/dɪˈvaɪnli; NAmEdɪˈvaɪnli/adverbverb1[transitive ]spaninewhat, whether, etc… |spaninesth ( formal) to find out sth by guessing 猜到；领悟◆She could spanine what he was thinking just by looking at him.她一看就知道他在想什么。2[transitive , intransitive ]spanine(sth) to search for underground water using a stick in the shape of a Y, called a spanining rod（用丫形杖）探测（地下水）di·vine/dɪˈvaɪn; NAmEdɪˈvaɪn/span·ine·ly/dɪˈvaɪnli; NAmEdɪˈvaɪnli/
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divine1 adjective
divine2 verb
divinedi‧vine1 /dəˈvaɪn/ ●●○ adjective
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1coming from or relating to God or a goddivine intervention/providence/revelation/guidance etc faith in divine providence divine power divine love2 old-fashioned very pleasant or good—divinely adverb: a divinely inspired idea
divine1 adjective
divine2 verb
divinedivine2 verb
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1[transitive] literary to discover or guess somethingdivine that Somehow, the children had divined that he was lying.2[intransitive] to search for underground water or minerals using a Y-shaped stick: a divining rod (=the stick used for this)—diviner noun [countable]