| 单词 | angel |
| 释义 | angel (eɪndʒəl ) Word forms: angels 1. countable noun B1+ Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven. 2. countable noun You can call someone you like very much an angel in order to show affection, especially when they have been kind to you or done you a favour. [feelings] Thank you a thousand times, you're an angel. Synonyms: dear, ideal, beauty, saint 3. countable noun If you describe someone as an angel, you mean that they seem to be very kind and good. [approval] Poppa thought her an angel. He was such an angel to put up with it. 4. on the side of the angels phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] If you say that someone is on the side of the angels, you believe very strongly that what they are doing is right. [approval] 5. rush in where angels fear to tread phrase [rush inflects] If you say that someone rushes in where angels fear to tread, you are criticizing them gently because they get themselves into dangerous or difficult situations without thinking carefully enough about what they are doing. [disapproval] Martin is inclined to rush in where angels fear to tread. Quotations: Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angelsSpeech at Oxford Diocesan Conference Idioms: a fallen angel someone once good or successful who has become bad or unsuccessful Without an away League win all season, Leeds United quickly became the fallen angels of the Premier League. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: angel appears Then his guardian angel appears to show him just how much he means to everyone. The Sun The angel appears to him in this moment, and that's important by itself. Christianity Today The angel appears in full force, especially the rainbow that covers him (the rainbow, symbol of peace, wisdom, and all luminescent and sonorous vibration). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That an angel appears again at the end of the story links it back to the opening chapters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has a beautiful (and unfinished) angel wings tattoo which stretches halfway down her back. Times, Sunday Times Matching accessories are a key part of her look, but she never underestimates the power of a statement piece - angel wings, tiaras, boas. The Sun Go and see them: when you have seen one pair of festival angel wings too many and need a bit of gratuitous sarcasm to set you straight. Times, Sunday Times She has giant angel wings on her back, two stars on her hands and another two on her calves, and has had 'everything' pierced, she says. Times, Sunday Times We told them she had grown her angel wings. The Sun For wasn't it an impoverished underclass - the shepherds sleeping rough in the hills - that was the first to hear the angels sing? Times, Sunday Times Oh hush the noise, ye men of strife, and hear the angels sing! Times, Sunday Times The same angels sing in our land, too. The Sun Let the bells ring out, let the choirs of angels sing! Times, Sunday Times In a doorway to the right, two angels sing psalms from a hymn book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Family and friends paid tribute to the 'beautiful angel and her wild and crazy personality'. The Sun His family said that he was 'like a beautiful angel' whose short life brought joy and laughter. Times, Sunday Times This powerful message tells the dark, scary place our beautiful angel had travelled to. Times, Sunday Times She describes a beautiful angel, who she thinks will visit her in her sleep. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But a dark angel lurks, determined to ruin their efforts. The Sun Whither the dark angel of the 20th century? Times, Sunday Times Yet it's a dark angel and the boat tips. Times, Sunday Times Peaches was a dark angel. The Sun He sent his dark angel to extract his pound of flesh! Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 THIS sleepy little angel looks adorable in a Santa hat. The Sun (2014) My mother spoke about me as her "little angel". Coping with Bulimia (1987) Translations: Chinese: 天使 Japanese: 天使 |
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