bless
verb
bles
verb
1
bless you!
a.
what
you
say
when
someone
sneezes
b.
used
to
thank
someone
for
doing
something
for
you
愿上帝保佑你！谢谢！〔感谢别人为你做了某事时说的话〕
spoken
2
bless (him/her etc)
used
to
show
that
you
are
fond
of
someone,
amused
by
them,
or
pleased
by
something
they
have
done
[口] 愿上帝保佑（他/她等）〔表示喜欢某人或对某人所做之事满意等〕
spoken
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！”
3
be blessed with sth
to
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。
4
if
God
blesses
someone
or
something,
he
helps
and
protects
them
〔上帝〕保佑，赐福于［某人或某事］
May
God
bless
you.
愿上帝保佑你。
5
to
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.
那对夫妇后来到他们当地教区的教堂里求神赐福于他们的婚姻。
6
to
make
something
holy
祝圣
Then
the
priest
blesses
the
bread
and
wine.
然后牧师给面包和酒祝圣。
7
bless my soul/I’ll be blessed!
used
to
express
surprise
[过时，口] 我的天哪！〔表示吃惊〕
old-fashioned spoken