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godsend

英 [ˈɡɒdsend]

美 [ˈɡɑːdsend]

n.  天赐之物; 意外的好运; 及时雨

BNC.19086 / COCA.20128

牛津词典

    noun

    • 天赐之物;意外的好运;及时雨
      something good that happens unexpectedly and helps sb/sth when they need help
      1. This new benefit has come as a godsend for low-income families.
        新到的救济金是低收入家庭的及时雨。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-SING 天赐之物;助益匪浅的事物
      If you describe something asa godsend, you are emphasizing that it helps you very much.
      1. Pharmacists are a godsend when you don't feel sick enough to call the doctor.
        生病了但不严重、无需求医的时候,药店能帮上大忙。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
      1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
      Synonym:boombonanzagold rushgravymanna from heavenwindfallbunce

    双语例句

    • Our rich texture of racial, religious and political diversity will be a Godsend in the 21st century.
      在21世纪,我们多彩多姿的种族、宗教和政治将是上帝的恩赐。
    • But a couple of months to think it over is no hardship, it's a godsend.
      但是有一两个月的时间考虑考虑,并不是苦事,这是天赐之福。
    • Capitalism was a godsend for them.
      资本主义对他们来说乃是天赐之福。
    • The students are mostly from Chinas rapidly expanding middle class and can afford to pay full tuition, a godsend for universities that have faced sharp budget cuts in recent years.
      这些学生绝大多数来自中国迅速壮大的中产阶级,有能力支付全额学费,对于近年来面临预算削减的高校来说,这真是从天而降的礼物。
    • The Beijing Olympics is a godsend for these groups because it affords them the opportunity to disrupt the torch relay.
      北京奥运对这些人来说真是如天赐良机,他们可以借此机会破坏圣火传递。
    • That's a godsend: I'm saved!
      这就是天赐其便,让我翻本。
    • It'll be a godsend to me if it can really help.
      如果肉毒杆菌真的有效,我就得救了。
    • Being different is a godsend.
      与众不同是天赐良机。
    • He called the Polaroid camera a godsend to his work
      他称宝丽来照相机是老天爷特意为他的工作赐予的宝贝。
    • The baby boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1961, has been a godsend to the fund management industry, with this bulging cohort accumulating unprecedented levels of wealth.
      婴儿潮一代是指在1946年至1961年之间出生的人。他们积累了空前的财富,为基金管理业带来了丰厚的利润。