blessing

blessing [ˈblesiŋ] n.

1. ■ 祝福; 祈神赐福; 感恩祷告

2. ■ 幸福; 恩赐; 神恩

3. ■ 幸事

4. ■ 核准; 支持, 允许

5. ■ 斥责

He got quite a blessing from his boss. 他被老板狠狠地斥责了一顿。

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习惯用语

a blessing in disguise

1. ■ 祸中得福, 塞翁失马; 有益的痛苦经验

ask the blessing

1. ■ 祈祷(尤指进餐前)

count one's blessings

1. ■ (遇逆境)多往好处想; 知足常乐

give the blessing

1. ■ (神父等)给教徒祝福

have the blessing of

1. ■ 得到...同意

have too much of his mother's blessing

1. ■ 被他妈妈惯坏了

mixedblessing

1. ■ 有好处也有坏处的事情

out of God's blessing into the warm sun

1. ■ 每况愈下

unappropriated blessing

1. ■ [谑]老处女