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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
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    双语例句

    • For many sufferers, the drugs have been a godsend.
      对于许多患者,这些药就是上帝的礼物。
    • That check was a real godsend.
      那张支票真是天赐之物。
    • A fish tape is really a godsend for a wiring project, if you already have finished walls in your home.
      一条鱼磁带实在是一个天赐良机,为一个配线工程,如果你已经完成了围墙,你的家。
    • Found in the savannas of Africa and India, the baobab is a godsend to locals who use nearly every part of the tree for food, medicine, and even shelter.
      面包树常见于非洲和印度的热带大草原上,有如上天赐予当地居民的礼物一般。几乎树的每一部分都被加以利用,以制成食物,药物,甚至是茅屋。
    • European savers are increasingly refusing to provide financing, so any new source of funding is seen as a godsend.
      欧洲储户对于提供融资越来越抵触,因此,任何新的融资来源都会被视为天赐之物。
    • Liping Godsend Bridge, on the right side of Wanzhai Village, 12 miles away northeasterly from Liping County, Guizhou province, is the biggest and longest natural bridge in the world.
      黎平天生桥位于贵州省黎平县城东北12公里的湾寨右侧处,是世界上最长最大的天生桥。
    • It is a godsend for half a billion malaria patients in Africa, tens of thousands of farmers in Asian countries and a range of drug companies.
      对于非洲五百万疟疾患者,数万亚洲农民和许许多多药厂来说,这是天使的礼物。
    • For Barack Obama, these signs of Republican softening are a godsend.
      对于奥巴马来说,共和党态度软化的迹象乃天赐良机。
    • A good agent can be a godsend at a time when airlines are coming up with greater restrictions and fees, and ever-more complex mileage rules.
      当航线限制增多、价格上涨并且累积里程的规则更加复杂的时候,优秀的中介简直就是救星。
    • An extra day's reliable warning of the local weather is a godsend.
      多一天可靠的当地天气预报,无异于一种上天的恩赐。