blessings

英 [ˈblɛsɪŋz]

美 [ˈblɛsɪŋz]

n.  上帝的恩宠; 祝福; 祝颂; 赞同; 许可; 好事; 有益之事
blessing的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 幸事；福气；好事；福祉
  Ablessingis something good that you are grateful for.
  1. Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country.
     河流对于一个农业国家来说是一种恩赐。
  2. ...the blessings of prosperity.
     繁荣昌盛的福祉
• N-COUNT 支持；赞同；准许
  If something is done with someone'sblessing, it is done with their approval and support.
  1. With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts...
     在白宫的支持下，一群民主党国会议员将开会寻求进一步缩减预算。
  2. In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea.
     4月份，泰国和印度尼西亚的领导人正式批准了这个计划。
• 祈福；祷告；祈祷
  Ablessingis a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place.
• See also:bless
• PHRASE 不要身在福中不知福；想想自己有多幸运
  If you tell someone tocounttheirblessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining.
  1. Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings.
     有些人可能会说这事实上算不上什么负担，她应该想想自己有多幸运。
• PHRASE 因祸得福；坏事变好事；祸中有福
  If you say that something isa blessing in disguise, you mean that it causes problems and difficulties at first but later you realize that it was the best thing that could have happened.
  1. The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise.
     去年12月份贸易谈判中止可能因祸得福。
• PHRASE 祸福兼有；有利有弊
  If you say that a situation isa mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
  1. For ordinary Italians, Sunday's news probably amounts to a mixed blessing.
     对普通的意大利人民来说，星期天的新闻可以说是悲喜交加。

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