bless

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bless /bles/ S3 verb [transitiveT]

1 bless you! spoken

a) HBHwhat you say when someone sneezes 长命百岁！〔别人打喷嚏时说的话〕

b) THANKused to thank someone for doing something for you 愿上帝保佑你！〔感谢别人为你做了某事时说的话〕

2 bless (him/her etc) spokenENJOY/LIKE DOING something used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done 愿上帝保佑（他/她等）〔表示喜爱某人、被某人逗乐或对其所做的事感到满意〕

He’s always willing to help. Bless him!

他一向乐于助人，愿上帝保佑他！

‘Jess made this card for me.’ ‘Bless!’

“杰斯给我做了这张卡。”“真不错！”

Examples from the Corpus

bless (him/her etc)• Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing.• Orphism, as the other Hellenistic mystery religions, claimed to teach its adepts the means of securing a blessed immortality.• So much undervalued this fish and yet St Peter himself has blessed it with his thumb-mark.• Hence, the blessing of bread on her feast day.• Riggs said Clinton administration representatives agreed to the further funding restriction in return for congressional leaders' blessing of the spending bill.• Suddenly the door bell rang and she blessed that she'd blissed the afternoon away.• They love every minute of it, too, bless their hearts particularly the scandals.• I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you, I will curse.

3 be blessed with something HAVEto have a special ability, good quality etc 有幸拥有某物，被赋予某物

We’re both blessed with good health.

我们俩都有福气，身体很好。

Examples from the Corpus

be blessed with something• He's blessed with the ability to laugh at himself.• And he is blessed with a beautiful, evenly produced, voice.• We were blessed with a driver who clearly believed that his best hope lay in reincarnation, and the sooner the better.• Winnetka is blessed with a long history of progressive education.• Nicholson's are blessed with a range of pubs that are magnificent buildings.• Korb is blessed with a sunny vocal style, her phrasing both easygoing and all her own.• Tucson is blessed with an abundance of restaurants and small eateries, with new ones popping up almost daily.• The city is blessed with an excellent location.• Few gardens are blessed with an ideal site.• The third and final session was blessed with warm and sunny weather so we all got tired because of the heat!

4 if God blesses someone or something, he helps and protects them 〔上帝〕保佑，赐福于

May God bless you.

愿上帝保佑你。

5 RRto ask God to protect someone or something 祈求上帝祝福[保佑]，求神赐福于

The couple later had their marriage blessed in their local parish church.

那对夫妇后来在他们当地教区的教堂里领受了婚姻祝福。

6 RRto make something holy 祝圣

Then the priest blesses the bread and wine.

然后牧师给饼和酒祝圣。

7. bless my soul/I’ll be blessed! old-fashioned spokenSURPRISED used to express surprise 我的天哪！〔表示吃惊〕

Examples from the Corpus

bless• The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse.• The Bible not withstanding, peacemakers are targeted, not blessed, in today's Middle East.• The cross was blessed two days after the crash by the Rev.• Korb is blessed with a sunny vocal style, her phrasing both easygoing and all her own.• How essential it was to be able to work, and to be blessed with the will to work.• Here, she tells the story of Mud, an orphan member of an elephant tribe who is blessed with visionary powers.• May God bless you and keep you safe from harm.

had ... marriage blessed• They later had their marriage blessed at Bolton Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales.

Origin bless

Old English bletsian, from blod “blood”; because blood was used in religious ceremonies

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