heaven
noun
ˈhevən
noun
1
also
又作
Heaven
PLACE
OF
GOD 天堂
⇒ paradise:
in
heaven •He
believed
that
he
and
his
wife
would
one
day
be
together
again
in
heaven.
他相信他和妻子有一天会在天国重聚。
the
place
where
God
is
believed
to
live
and
where
good
people
are
believed
to
go
when
they
die
天堂，天国，极乐世界;
singular 单数
in
heaven
He
believed
that
he
and
his
wife
would
one
day
be
together
again
in
heaven.
他相信他和妻子有一天会在天国重聚。
2
ENJOYABLE SITUATION
极乐
an
extremely
enjoyable
situation
or
place
[非正式] 极好的情况 （地方 ）;
U | informal
Sitting
by
the
pool
with
a
good
book
is
my
idea
of
heaven.
坐在水池边看一本好书就是我理想中的极乐之事。
in
heaven
Put
a
baseball
in
his
hand
and
he’s
in
heaven.
给他一个棒球他就会觉得美极了。
Living
on
the
farm
for
Jim
was
heaven
on
earth
.
对吉姆来说，农场生活就是人间天堂。
a
match/marriage
made
in
heaven
3
for heaven’s sake
a.
used
to
show
that
you
are
annoyed
or
angry
b.
used
to
emphasize
a
question,
request,
order,
or
opinion
看在上帝的份上〔用以强调问题、要求、命令或观点〕
Oh,
for
heaven’s
sake.
Mark,
do
you
have
to
make
everything
into
a
joke?
啊，天哪！马克，你什么事都要开玩笑吗？
For
heaven’s
sake,
let’s
all
get
to
sleep.
看在上帝的份上，我们都睡觉吧。
4
heaven (only) knows
a.
used
to
emphasize
that
you
do
not
know
something
b.
used
to
emphasize
what
you
are
saying
确实，的确，无疑〔用以加强语气〕
He
won’t
tell
me
what
he
thinks.
Heaven
knows
why.
他不告诉我他怎么想，谁知道是为什么。
Sue
can’t
take
a
holiday
yet,
though
heaven
knows
she
needs
a
rest.
休还不能休假，虽然她的确需要休息一下了。
5
heaven help sb
a.
used
to
express
sympathy
for
someone
who
is
in
a
dangerous
or
difficult
situation
b.
used
to
say
that
you
will
be
very
angry
with
someone
if
they
do
something
饶不了某人
‘The
two
boys
are
going
to
the
dentist
on
Thursday.’
‘Heaven
help
the
dentist.’
“这两个男孩星期四要去看牙医。”“愿上天保佑那位牙医。”
Heaven
help
him
if
he
ever
comes
back
here
again!
要是他再回到这里来，我一定饶不了他！
6
heaven forbid
used
to
say
that
you
very
much
hope
something
will
not
happen
但愿不要这样，但愿不会
What
would
you
do
financially
if,
heaven
forbid,
your
husband
died?
要是你丈夫去世了，但愿不会这样，你经济上怎么办？
7
what/how/why etc in heaven’s name
used
when
asking
a
surprised
and
angry
question
到底 （究竟 ）什么/怎么/为什么等
Where
in
heaven’s
name
have
you
been?
你到底去哪里了？
8
the heavens
the
sky
[文] 天空
literary
He
looked
up
towards
the
heavens.
他仰望苍穹。
Just
then,
the
heavens
opened
(=it
started
to
rain
heavily)
.
就在那时，下起了倾盆大雨。
9
move heaven and earth
to
try
very
hard
to
achieve
something
竭尽全力，用尽各种方法
I
would
move
heaven
and
earth
to
help
her.
我会竭尽全力帮助她。