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blessing n.祝福；祷告；幸事 (1) 他祈求降福其身。(2) 愿主赐福于你们大家。(3) 政府已经批准了这项计划。(4) 对农民来说，这场雨真是一场甘霖。(5) 他生病倒是因祸得福，因为后来他和他的护士结了婚。(6) 祷告用了希伯来语。(7) 知足是人生在世最大的幸事。(8) 洪水终于过去了,真是幸事。 Blessings have to do with approval. The first meaning is asking God for protection or favor. Priests and ministers say blessings in church, and some families say a blessing before dinner. Outside a religious context, blessings are less formal. "I give you my blessing" simply means "It's OK with me." People give their blessings to ideas and actions when they agree with them. Giving a blessing is often the same as giving permission.

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英 ['blesɪŋ] 美 ['blesɪŋ] (1) He called down a blessing on his head.(2) The blessing of the Lord be upon you all.(3) The government has given its blessing to the new plan.(4) This rain will be a blessing for the farmers.(5) His illness was a blessing in disguise, because he afterwards married his nurse.(6) The blessing was said in Hebrew.(7) Contentment is the greatest blessing of life alive.(8) It' s a blessing that the flood is over. A blessing is a prayer asking for God's protection, or a little gift from the heavens. It's also any act of approving, like when your roommate wants to move out and you give her your blessings. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]幸事；福气；好事；福祉 A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country.河流对于一个农业国家来说是一种恩赐。...the blessings of prosperity.繁荣昌盛的福祉2[N-COUNT 可数名词]支持；赞同；准许 If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support.   [usu sing]With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts...在白宫的支持下，一群民主党国会议员将开会寻求进一步缩减预算。In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea.4月份，泰国和印度尼西亚的领导人正式批准了这个计划。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]祈福；祷告；祈祷 A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place. 4See also:bless；  5[PHRASE 短语]不要身在福中不知福；想想自己有多幸运 If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining.   [V inflects]Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings.有些人可能会说这事实上算不上什么负担，她应该想想自己有多幸运。6[PHRASE 短语]因祸得福；坏事变好事；祸中有福 If you say that something is a blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened.   [usu v-link PHR]The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise.去年12月份贸易谈判中止可能因祸得福。7[PHRASE 短语]祸福兼有；有利有弊 If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.   [usu v-link PHR]For ordinary Italians, Sunday's  news probably amounts to a mixed blessing.对普通的意大利人民来说，星期天的新闻可以说是悲喜交加。

英语单词	blessing
英美音标	英 ['blesɪŋ] 美 ['blesɪŋ]
中文释义	n.祝福；祷告；幸事
英语例句	(1) He called down a blessing on his head. (2) The blessing of the Lord be upon you all. (3) The government has given its blessing to the new plan. (4) This rain will be a blessing for the farmers. (5) His illness was a blessing in disguise, because he afterwards married his nurse. (6) The blessing was said in Hebrew. (7) Contentment is the greatest blessing of life alive. (8) It' s a blessing that the flood is over.
中文例句	(1) 他祈求降福其身。 (2) 愿主赐福于你们大家。 (3) 政府已经批准了这项计划。 (4) 对农民来说，这场雨真是一场甘霖。 (5) 他生病倒是因祸得福，因为后来他和他的护士结了婚。 (6) 祷告用了希伯来语。 (7) 知足是人生在世最大的幸事。 (8) 洪水终于过去了,真是幸事。
vocabulary简明	A blessing is a prayer asking for God's protection, or a little gift from the heavens. It's also any act of approving, like when your roommate wants to move out and you give her your blessings.
vocabulary扩展	Blessings have to do with approval. The first meaning is asking God for protection or favor. Priests and ministers say blessings in church, and some families say a blessing before dinner. Outside a religious context, blessings are less formal. "I give you my blessing" simply means "It's OK with me." People give their blessings to ideas and actions when they agree with them. Giving a blessing is often the same as giving permission.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]幸事；福气；好事；福祉 A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. 河流对于一个农业国家来说是一种恩赐。 ...the blessings of prosperity. 繁荣昌盛的福祉 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]支持；赞同；准许 If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support. [usu sing] With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts... 在白宫的支持下，一群民主党国会议员将开会寻求进一步缩减预算。 In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea. 4月份，泰国和印度尼西亚的领导人正式批准了这个计划。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]祈福；祷告；祈祷 A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place. 4 See also:bless ； 5 [PHRASE 短语]不要身在福中不知福；想想自己有多幸运 If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining. [V inflects] Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings. 有些人可能会说这事实上算不上什么负担，她应该想想自己有多幸运。 6 [PHRASE 短语]因祸得福；坏事变好事；祸中有福 If you say that something is a blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened. [usu v-link PHR] The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise. 去年12月份贸易谈判中止可能因祸得福。 7 [PHRASE 短语]祸福兼有；有利有弊 If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages. [usu v-link PHR] For ordinary Italians, Sunday's news probably amounts to a mixed blessing. 对普通的意大利人民来说，星期天的新闻可以说是悲喜交加。

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