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- 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。
- This new benefit has come as a godsend for low-income families.
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.- 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。
- Pharmacists are a godsend when you don't feel sick enough to call the doctor.
英英释义
noun
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
双语例句
- That check was a real godsend.
那张支票真是天赐之物。 - A timely support certainly serves as a godsend to countries and people in urgent need.
及时的救助对于有迫切需要的国家和人民是天赐之物。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - That's a godsend: I'm saved!
这就是天赐其便,让我翻本。 - 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。 - She is a godsend and a brat, all in one incredibly beautiful package.
她是上帝赐予我们的礼物,她非常美丽。 - 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。 - 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。