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Blessing N Count Phrase Count Mixed 英[ˈblesɪŋ 美[ˈblɛsɪŋ N.(上帝的)祝福;好事;福分;因祸得福;V.祝圣

单词 blessing
音标
英[ˈblesɪŋ] 美[ˈblɛsɪŋ]
解释
n.(上帝的)祝福;好事;福分;因祸得福;v.祝圣( bless的现在分词);称颂上帝;求神赐福于;(表示惊奇);
例句

N-COUNT
幸事;福气;好事;福祉
A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
例: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。
例:...the blessings of prosperity.繁荣昌盛的福祉

N-COUNT
支持;赞同;准许
If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support.
例: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。
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
pl:blessings~

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