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单词 blessing
释义
blessing
(blesɪŋ )
Word forms: blessings
1. countable noun
A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. [+ for]
...the blessings of prosperity. [+ of]
Synonyms: benefit, help, service, profit  
2. countable noun [usually singular, with poss]
If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support.
With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts. [+ of]
In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea.
Synonyms: approval, backing, support, agreement  
3. countable noun
A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place.
4.  See also bless
5. to count your blessings phrase
If you tell someone to count their blessings, you are saying that they should think about how lucky they are instead of complaining.
Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings.
6. a blessing in disguise phrase
If you say that something is a 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.
The failure to conclude the trade talks last December could prove a blessing in disguise.
7. a mixed blessing phrase
If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
For ordinary Italians, Sunday's news probably amounts to a mixed blessing.
Idioms:
a blessing in disguise
an event that causes problems and difficulties at first, but later brings advantages
Franklin's illness proved a blessing in disguise, for it gave him strength and courage which he had not had before.
Collocations:
blessing of liberty
He saw an equal privilege to share in the blessing of liberty and detected an intimate link between the institution of property and the lack of freedom.
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We must value the contribution of the older generation, and value the potential of the next, in order to promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty.
ST
The members desire the perpetuation of the free government principles and the blessings of liberty.
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divine blessing
Brimming with enthusiasm, the locals hope not only for divine blessing but also a small share of material happiness.
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The accumulation of material goods was viewed as a divine blessing.
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Considering this as a sign of divine blessing, he decided to construct the monastery at the very spot.
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Contrary to worldly expectation, the author assures his reader that the former will ultimately receive the divine blessing, while the latter will inevitably go to destruction.
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give a blessing
Yesterday, the ageing icon made a rare public appearance before the congress to give his blessing to the new leaders.
Times, Sunday Times
They have said they would never give their blessing to anything else.
The Sun
However, he did give his blessing to the involvement of his family and friends in co-operating with the programme.
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If after that time they still wished to marry, he would give his blessing.
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They have given their blessing to the allowances that many banks are introducing to get around the rules.
Times, Sunday Times
prove a blessing
It ought not to be - if you are able to modify received emails, they're no longer the emails that were received - but in your case this could prove a blessing.
Times, Sunday Times
But its lasting effect on the game's longevity will prove a blessing to all.
The Sun
The hiatus proved a blessing as it enabled him to concentrate on his writing.
Times, Sunday Times
Given the depths of the recession a year ago, the delay proved a blessing in disguise.
ST
This park will prove a blessing to those who follow us, and they will see that we built for them more wisely than our forefathers did for us.
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receive a blessing
The entire crowd, tens of thousands strong, falls to its knees to receive his blessing.
Smithsonian Mag
But to receive the blessing there are often bumps along the way.
Christianity Today
Intuitively, she follows the crowd to receive his blessing before his departure.
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Here one can kneel and receive a blessing of water from the statue.
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Five years later he received their blessing.
Times, Sunday Times
seek the blessing of
Rituals are a means of appeasing helpful spirits to placate them and seek their blessing.
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However, his solitude did not last long: pious people from far and wide came to his hermitage, some to seek his blessing, others to join him in hermetic life.
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They no longer, as had been the custom, sought the blessing of their parents or consulted with friends.
Christianity Today
Her image of a goddess was very strong and people would visit her home and seek her blessings.
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Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.
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spiritual blessing
I may not be rich, but who has experienced greater spiritual blessing?
Christianity Today
Being unable to bear the stress of the great spiritual blessing showered upon him, the baker expired after three days.
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They give parental counsel and advice to the church and confer spiritual blessings.
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Here a lot of scholars and nobles of the city met him and got spiritual blessings from him.
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Translations:
Chinese: 幸事
Japanese: ありがたいもの
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