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
- But a couple of months to think it over is no hardship, it's a godsend.
但是有一两个月的时间考虑考虑,并不是苦事,这是天赐之福。 - 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。 - Capitalism was a godsend for them.
资本主义对他们来说乃是天赐之福。 - 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。 - For Barack Obama, these signs of Republican softening are a godsend.
对于奥巴马来说,共和党态度软化的迹象乃天赐良机。 - For a lot of companies, Android has been a godsend.
对于许多公司,Android已成了天赐的宝物。 - 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。 - The baby boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1961, has been a godsend to the fund management industry, with this bulging cohort accumulating unprecedented levels of wealth.
婴儿潮一代是指在1946年至1961年之间出生的人。他们积累了空前的财富,为基金管理业带来了丰厚的利润。 - For many sufferers, the drugs have been a godsend.
对于许多患者,这些药就是上帝的礼物。 - Being different is a godsend.
与众不同是天赐良机。
