god
noun
ɡɒd
noun
1
God
the
spirit
or
BEING
who
Christians,
Jews,
Muslims
etc
pray
to,
and
who
they
believe
created
the
universe
上帝; 主; 天主; 真主
2
God oh my God
In
this
sense,
is
written
with
a
capital
letter
and
without
‘the’.
Expressions
containing
the
word
God
such
as
are
common
in
spoken
English
but
can
offend
religious
people.
英语口语里，像 oh my God 这样含 God 的短语很多，但是笃信宗教的人士听了会不高兴。
We
asked
God
(NOT
不说
the
God)
to
help
us.
我们请求上帝帮助我们。
3
a
male
spirit
or
BEING
who
is
believed
by
some
religions
to
control
the
world
or
part
of
it,
or
who
represents
a
particular
quality
〔主宰世界或象征某种品质的〕神;
C
[+
of
]
Mars,
the
god
of
war
战神马耳斯
Roman/Greek
etc
god
4
God’s gift to sb/sth
someone
who
thinks
they
are
perfect
or
extremely
attractive
–
used
to
show
disapproval
上帝赐给某人/某物的礼物〔指某人自以为很完美或很有魅力，含贬义〕
Paul
thinks
he’s
God’s
gift
to
women.
保罗以为他就是上帝赐给女人的礼物。
5
someone
who
is
admired
very
much
备受崇拜的人，偶像
C
To
his
fans
he
is
a
god.
对他的粉丝来说，他就是神。
6
something
which
you
give
too
much
importance
or
respect
to
受到过分关注的事物
C
Money
became
his
god.
钱成了他的命。
7
the gods
a.
the
force
that
some
people
believe
controls
their
lives,
bringing
them
good
or
bad
luck
b.
the
seats
high
up
and
at
the
back
of
a
theatre
[英，非正式，过时] 〔剧院里的〕顶层楼座，最高楼座
BrE informal old-fashioned
The
gods
are
against
us.
老天爷在跟我们作对。
8
God/oh (my) God/good God/God almighty
used
to
emphasize
what
you
are
saying,
when
you
are
surprised,
annoyed,
or
amused
[口] 天啊！〔惊讶、恼怒或开心时用于加强语气〕
spoken
Oh
God,
how
embarrassing!
天啊，多难堪啊！
9
for God’s sake
used
to
emphasize
something
you
are
saying
when
you
are
annoyed
[口] 看在上帝的份上
spoken
For
God’s
sake,
shut
up!
看在上帝的份上，别说了！
10
I swear/hope/wish/pray to God
used
to
emphasize
that
you
promise,
hope
etc
that
something
is
true
[口] 我对天发誓/衷心希望/祈求上帝
spoken
I
hope
to
God
nothing
goes
wrong.
我祈求上帝保佑一切顺利。
11
God forbid (that)
10.
used
to
say
that
you
very
much
hope
that
something
will
not
happen
[口] 上帝保佑〔某事不会发生〕
spoken
God
forbid
that
this
should
ever
happen
again.
上帝保佑这事再也不会发生了。
12
God (only) knows
11.
a.
used
to
show
that
you
are
annoyed
because
you
do
not
know
something,
or
because
you
think
that
something
is
unreasonable
b.
used
to
emphasize
what
you
are
saying
上天为证〔表示强调〕
spoken
God
(only)
knows
who/what/how
etc
God
knows
what
she’s
doing
in
there.
天晓得她在那儿干什么。
God
knows,
it
hasn’t
been
easy.
老天爷为证，这事不容易啊。
13
what/how/where/who in God’s name
12.
used
to
emphasize
a
question
when
you
are
angry
or
surprised
[口] 究竟什么/如何/哪里/谁〔生气或惊讶时用于加强语气〕
spoken
Where
in
God’s
name
have
you
been?
你到底去了什么地方？
14
God help you/him etc
13.
used
to
warn
someone
that
something
bad
will
happen
[口] 你/他等就有麻烦了〔用于警告某人〕
spoken
God
help
you
if
you
spill
anything
on
the
carpet.
你要是把什么东西洒到了地毯上就有你好看的。
15
God help us
14.
said
humorously
when
you
think
that
something
bad
is
going
to
happen
[口] 愿上帝保佑我们〔坏事将要发生时的幽默说法〕
spoken
‘Simon’s
doing
the
cooking.’
‘God
help
us!’
“西蒙在做饭。” “愿上帝保佑我们！”
16
honest to God
15.
used
to
emphasize
that
you
are
not
lying
or
joking
[口] 绝对是真的; 绝对当真
spoken
Honest
to
God,
I
didn’t
tell
her!
上帝作证，我没有告诉她！
17
God willing
16.
used
to
say
that
you
hope
there
will
be
no
problems
[口] 如上帝许可〔用来表示希望一切顺利〕
spoken
We’ll
be
moving
next
month,
God
willing.
如上帝许可，我们下个月搬家。
18
God bless
17.
used
to
say
that
you
hope
someone
will
be
safe
and
happy,
especially
when
you
are
saying
goodbye
[口] 上帝保佑你〔尤用于道别时〕
spoken
Good
night
and
God
bless.
晚安，上帝保佑你。
19
God give me strength!
18.
used
when
you
are
becoming
annoyed
[口] 上帝给我力量！〔用于开始感到恼怒时〕
spoken
20
there is a God!
19.
said
when
someone
is
explaining
that
something
very
good
happened
to
them
at
a
time
when
they
thought
that
their
situation
was
very
bad
[口] 上帝的确存在啊！〔讲述逆境中遇好事时说的话〕
spoken
In
walked
four
gorgeous,
blond
Swedish
boys,
and
I
thought,
‘There
is
a
God!’
进来的是四个英俊的瑞典金发少年，当时我就想: “上帝的确存在啊！”
21
God rest his/her soul God rest him/her
20.
also
又作
used
to
show
respect
when
speaking
about
someone
who
is
dead
[口，旧] 愿上帝让他/她安息〔用于谈及死者时表示敬意〕
spoken old use
22
by God
21.
used
to
emphasize
how
determined
or
surprised
you
are
[口，旧] 老天作证〔表示决心或惊讶时用来加强语气〕
spoken old use
23
places
where
people
worship
God
敬神的场所
church
temple
mosque
synagogue
24
treated
with
great
respect
because
of
being
connected
with
God
神圣的
holy
25
devout
26
someone
who
does
not
believe
in
God
无神论者
atheist
27
someone
who
is
not
sure
if
God
exists
不可知论者
agnostic
28