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

  1. 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
    1. 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。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-SING 天赐之物;助益匪浅的事物
    If you describe something as a godsend, you are emphasizing that it helps you very much.
    1. 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。

双语例句

  1. He called the Polaroid camera a godsend to his work
    他称宝丽来照相机是老天爷特意为他的工作赐予的宝贝。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. It could be a godsend for awful photographers around the world.
    新创企业Lytro的发明对全世界学艺不精的摄影师来说就宛如上帝的恩赐一般。
  5. 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。
  6. The students are mostly from Chinas rapidly expanding middle class and can afford to pay full tuition, a godsend for universities that have faced sharp budget cuts in recent years.
    这些学生绝大多数来自中国迅速壮大的中产阶级,有能力支付全额学费,对于近年来面临预算削减的高校来说,这真是从天而降的礼物。
  7. 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。
  8. Joe and Grace, meanwhile, are a godsend. The angelic brother and sister are sweet, bright and adorable.
    而JoeandGrace这对兄妹也如同天赐,哥哥天真,妹妹可爱。
  9. Being different is a godsend.
    与众不同是天赐良机。
  10. 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。
  11. That check was a real godsend.
    那张支票真是天赐之物。
  12. An extra day's reliable warning of the local weather is a godsend.
    多一天可靠的当地天气预报,无异于一种上天的恩赐。
  13. She is a godsend and a brat, all in one incredibly beautiful package.
    她是上帝赐予我们的礼物,她非常美丽。
  14. A fish tape is really a godsend for a wiring project, if you already have finished walls in your home.
    一条鱼磁带实在是一个天赐良机,为一个配线工程,如果你已经完成了围墙,你的家。
  15. European savers are increasingly refusing to provide financing, so any new source of funding is seen as a godsend.
    欧洲储户对于提供融资越来越抵触,因此,任何新的融资来源都会被视为天赐之物。
  16. 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。
  17. Capitalism was a godsend for them.
    资本主义对他们来说乃是天赐之福。
  18. Jam Hsiao's fans always say "Jam is a Godsend Angel." This piece of remix is a proof.
    萧敬腾的粉丝总爱说:敬腾是神派来的天使。这段混音可以为证。
  19. It was a godsend that he was there.
    有他在那里,真是幸运。
  20. It'll be a godsend to me if it can really help.
    如果肉毒杆菌真的有效,我就得救了。
  21. That's a godsend: I'm saved!
    这就是天赐其便,让我翻本。
  22. 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。
  23. Paper products, pens, and other physical tools are a Godsend for those of us who have a hard time focusing throughout the work day.
    使用脱机的工具。纸制品、钢笔和其他周围的实物的文具对于那些在工作日难以集中精力的人来说是一件天赐之物。
  24. Our rich texture of racial, religious and political diversity will be a Godsend in the 21st century.
    在21世纪,我们多彩多姿的种族、宗教和政治将是上帝的恩赐。
  25. Liping Godsend Bridge, on the right side of Wanzhai Village, 12 miles away northeasterly from Liping County, Guizhou province, is the biggest and longest natural bridge in the world.
    黎平天生桥位于贵州省黎平县城东北12公里的湾寨右侧处,是世界上最长最大的天生桥。
  26. Found in the savannas of Africa and India, the baobab is a godsend to locals who use nearly every part of the tree for food, medicine, and even shelter.
    面包树常见于非洲和印度的热带大草原上,有如上天赐予当地居民的礼物一般。几乎树的每一部分都被加以利用,以制成食物,药物,甚至是茅屋。
  27. 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。
  28. The Beijing Olympics is a godsend for these groups because it affords them the opportunity to disrupt the torch relay.
    北京奥运对这些人来说真是如天赐良机,他们可以借此机会破坏圣火传递。
  29. It is a godsend for half a billion malaria patients in Africa, tens of thousands of farmers in Asian countries and a range of drug companies.
    对于非洲五百万疟疾患者,数万亚洲农民和许许多多药厂来说,这是天使的礼物。

英英释义

noun

  1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    1. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line

    Synonym:    boombonanzagold rushgravymanna from heavenwindfallbunce