blessing

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bless·ing /ˈblesɪŋ/ noun

1 something GOOD/HELPFUL[countableC]GOOD/EXCELLENT something that you have or something that happens which is good because it improves your life, helps you in some way, or makes you happy 幸事，幸运，福气

The dishwasher has been a real blessing!

这洗碗机真是个好东西！

it is a blessing (that)

It’s a blessing no one was badly hurt.

所幸没有人受重伤。

2 APPROVAL[uncountableU]APPROVE someone’s approval or encouragement for a plan, activity, idea etc 准许，同意；鼓励

with somebody’s blessing

They were determined to marry, with or without their parents’ blessing.

不管父母同意与否，他们都决心要结婚。

The Defense Department has given its blessing to the scheme.

国防部已经批准了这个计划。

3 a mixed blessing MIXa situation that has both good and bad parts 有利亦有弊的情况

Having children so early in their marriage was a mixed blessing.

他们婚后不久就有了孩子，有好处也有坏处。

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a mixed blessing• The disintegration of the Takeshita faction was seen as a mixed blessing for Miyazawa.• Even that has been a mixed blessing.• The color printer is a mixed blessing - it looks good, but it takes a long time to print.• The sheer pace of accumulation was itself a mixed blessing.• For voluntary organisations the budget was more of a mixed blessing.• Staying at home with the baby has been something of a mixed blessing for Pam.• Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing.• But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims.• My celebrity was a mixed blessing.• Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing.

4. a blessing in disguise LUCKYsomething that seems to be bad or unlucky at first, but which you later realize is good or lucky 让人因祸得福的事情

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a blessing in disguise• But in a way that time lag, though it could be frustrating, was also a blessing in disguise.• Be positive, this could be a blessing in disguise, use the time gained wisely.• The Labour defeat was a disaster, but it might be a blessing in disguise.• The loss of fertilizer proved to be a blessing in disguise. It forced us to use compost, which is better for the soil and crops.• Well, maybe this is a blessing in disguise.• The great cattle freeze of the white winter had been, in retrospect, a blessing in disguise.• The crash was a blessing in disguise for Schwab.• Poor Jonas' death was a blessing in disguise, though one could wish it had happened differently.• Again, one may be forced to the conclusion that his departure was a blessing in disguise for him.

5. count your blessings LUCKYused to tell someone to remember how lucky they are, especially when they are complaining about something 想想你有多幸运；不要身在福中不知福

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count your blessings• Then put your feet up and count your blessings!• In this country we can count our blessings that our children are not constantly at the mercy of these diseases.• You can be sure I count my blessings nowadays.• About how much fun it is, count your blessings, all of that.• If all this studying is making you a bit queasy, count your blessings.• Or perhaps he was waiting for them to start counting their blessings there and then.• It would be far better to count her blessings, she told herself firmly.• He was counting his blessings having backed the first 3 horses that actually finished the race.

6 FROM GOD[countableC, uncountableU]RR protection and help from God, or words spoken to ask for this 〔上帝的〕祝福，赐福；保佑；恩典；祈祷

The priest gave the blessing.

牧师为大家祝福。

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blessing• The store is a blessing for those on a budget.• It allows patients to live a more normal life, which is a blessing.• Until then she had not even known she needed a blessing.• Poor Jonas' death was a blessing in disguise, though one could wish it had happened differently.• Know that every year brings its own peculiar mix of disasters and blessings.• Many come here to ask blessings for an ill or injured loved one.• He was counting his blessings having backed the first 3 horses that actually finished the race.• Mayor Wharton gave the proposal his blessing.• Darren and Teresa planned to live together before they got married, with their parents' blessing.• One of the most bizarre things I saw was the lengthy and intricate preparation for the blessing of a new furniture store.• Hence, the blessing of bread on her feast day.• Or perhaps he was waiting for them to start counting their blessings there and then.

has given ... blessing to• The Clinton administration has given its blessing to the force's creation.

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