单词	bless
释义	blessbless /bles/ ●●○ S3 verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbless Origin: Old English bletsian, from blod ‘blood’; because blood was used in religious ceremonies Verb Table VERB TABLE bless Simple Form Present I, you, we, they bless he, she, it blesses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they blessed, blest Present perfect I, you, we, they have blessed, blest he, she, it has blessed, blest Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had blessed, blest Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will bless Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have blessed, blest Continuous Form Present I am blessing he, she, it is blessing you, we, they are blessing Past I, he, she, it was blessing you, we, they were blessing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been blessing he, she, it has been blessing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been blessing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be blessing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been blessing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES May God bless you and keep you safe from harm. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Here, she tells the story of Mud, an orphan member of an elephant tribe who is blessed with visionary powers. How essential it was to be able to work, and to be blessed with the will to work. Korb is blessed with a sunny vocal style, her phrasing both easygoing and all her own. The Bible not withstanding, peacemakers are targeted, not blessed, in today's Middle East. The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse. The cross was blessed two days after the crash by the Rev. word sets WORD SETS► Religion acolyte, nounafterlife, nounagnostic, nounangel, nounanimism, nounanoint, verbapostasy, nounapostate, nounarchangel, nounbelieve, verbbeliever, nounbell-ringer, nounbless, verbblessed, adjectiveblessing, nouncelebrant, nounChristian Science, nouncircumcise, verbcircumcision, nouncommunion, nounconfession, nounconvent, nounconversion, nounconvert, nouncoreligionist, nouncowl, nouncredo, nouncreed, nouncult, noundaemon, nounDecalogue, noundefrock, verbdeism, noundenomination, noundenominational, adjectivedevotee, noundevotion, noundevotional, adjectivedevout, adjectivedivine, adjectivedivinity, noundruid, nounfaith, nounfast day, nounfeast, nounfervour, nounfiesta, nounfollow, verbfrankincense, noungentile, noungod, noungoddess, noungrace, nounhabit, nounhair shirt, nounhallelujah, interjectionhallowed, adjectivehalo, nounheathen, adjectiveheathen, nounheaven, nounheavenly, adjectivehell, nounheresy, nounheretic, nounhermit, nounhermitage, nounheterodox, adjectivehigh priest, nounidol, nounidolatry, nounincarnation, nounincense, nouninfidel, nounintercession, nouninvocation, nouninvoke, verbirreligious, adjective-ism, suffixlayman, nounlaywoman, nounlibation, nounliturgical, adjectiveliturgy, nounmartyr, nounmartyr, verbmeditate, verbmeditation, nounmission, nounmonastery, nounmonastic, adjectivemonk, nounmonotheism, nounMoonie, nounMormon, nounMosaic, adjectivemystery play, nounmystic, nounmystical, adjectivemysticism, nounneophyte, nounnovice, nounnovitiate, nounnuminous, adjectivenun, nounnunnery, nounoblation, nounobservance, nounoffering, nounOlympian, adjectiveordain, verborder, nounorthodox, adjectiveotherworldly, adjectivepagan, adjectivepagan, nounpantheism, nounpantheon, nounParsee, nounpilgrim, nounpilgrimage, nounpious, adjectivepluralism, nounpolytheism, nounpractise, verbpray, verbprayer, nounprayer wheel, nounpreach, verbpreacher, nounpriest, nounpriestess, nounpriesthood, nounpriestly, adjectiveprophet, nounprophetess, nounpurify, verbRasta, nounRastafarian, nounRastaman, nounRE, nounrecant, verbreincarnation, nounreligious, adjectivereligiously, adverbreliquary, nounrepent, verbretreat, nounrevelation, nounrevivalism, nounrite, nounritual, nounsacred, adjectivesacrifice, nounsacrifice, verbsacrificial, adjectivesanctify, verbsanctity, nounsanctuary, nounsanctum, nounsatanism, nounscripture, nounsect, nounsectarian, adjectiveservice, nounshaman, nounShinto, nounshrine, nounsin, nounsin, verbsinful, adjectivesinner, nounsoul, nounspirit, nounspiritual, adjectivespiritualism, nounspirituality, nounSr, sun god, nounsuppliant, nounsupplicant, nounsupplication, nounSupreme Being, nounTao, nounTaoism, nountemple, nountenet, nounthanksgiving, nountheism, nountheo-, prefixtheocracy, nountheologian, nountheological college, nountheology, nountonsure, nountranscendental, adjectivetranscendental meditation, nountransmigration, noununbelief, noununbeliever, nounungodly, adjectiveunholy, adjectiveunorthodox, adjectivevisionary, nounvoodoo, nounvotary, nounworship, verbworship, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► had ... marriage blessed  The couple later had their marriage blessed in their local parish church. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► bread · With these hands I have blessed bread and wine, I have touched the leper and the blind.· Hence, the blessing of bread on her feast day. ► curse · The challenge of the car, which has blessed humanity so much, is to stop that blessing turning into a curse.· Aptitudes are both a blessing and a curse.· Interesting times have been the proverbial blessing and a curse for Sassoon.· This is both a blessing and a curse when it comes to cultivating long-term success.· The spots proved to be a blessing and a curse for Christine. ► disguise · It might be a blessing in disguise.· Well, maybe this is a blessing in disguise.· The crash was a blessing in disguise for Schwab.· But in a way that time lag, though it could be frustrating, was also a blessing in disguise.· The great cattle freeze of the white winter had been, in retrospect, a blessing in disguise. ► heart · They love every minute of it, too, bless their hearts particularly the scandals.· But, bless her heart, she was very understanding about the situation.· It was preserved for posterity with David's Mum smiling away - bless her heart.· He counts himself among the statistically blessed survivors of heart disease.· And Cymbeline - bless her heart - is down by the fence, still busy making tea for the workers. ► house · She was born on Diwali-the Hindu festival of light-when the goddess of wealth blesses your house. ► life · Those with such an awakened spirit might be blessed in this life with divine dreams and revelations. ► lord · May the Lord bless you on your journey.· The Lord has truly blessed me and I enjoy my life.· Ask the Lord to bless and encourage them at this time and that they would not suffer from ill health.· The Lord has truly blessed me with a lot of ability to excite people and make them happy.· May the Lord bless the earth and may he bless our sharing and our work for justice. ► marriage · Now the happy couple plan a new ceremony to bless their marriage.· But both Raquel and Freddie were at a celebration here last year to bless the marriage.· There he not only blessed the marriage with his presence, but he turned the water into wine. VERB► ask · We thank you, too, for this food and ask a special blessing on the one who prepared it. ► feel · I really feel blessed and lucky.· She felt this blessing now and kissed his temple, and then a corner of one salty eye.· I feel very blessed that I have my family around me every day and that we all work so well together.· Although they feel for their neighbors, other residents said they felt blessed to see their homes still intact. ► give · The Clinton administration has given its blessing to the force's creation.· Guest John Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, gave his blessing.· The Catholic Church, for one, is not about to give the operation its blessing.· Clinton, while giving his blessing to the discussions, has carefully avoided endorsing any legislation.· Novell Inc. has already given Java its blessing, and Apple could be next. ► mix · Economic globalisation -- entailing deregulated trade and investment -- is a mixed blessing for health.· My celebrity was a mixed blessing.· Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing.· But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims.· Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing.· This is one of the reasons that programs that automatically save your work can be a mixed blessing.· Working for Steve Jobs was a decidedly mixed blessing. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► bless my soul/I’ll be blessed!► bless you!► bless (him/her etc) Hence, the blessing of bread on her feast day. I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you, I will curse. Orphism, as the other Hellenistic mystery religions, claimed to teach its adepts the means of securing a blessed immortality. Riggs said Clinton administration representatives agreed to the further funding restriction in return for congressional leaders' blessing of the spending bill. So much undervalued this fish and yet St Peter himself has blessed it with his thumb-mark. Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing. Suddenly the door bell rang and she blessed that she'd blissed the afternoon away. They love every minute of it, too, bless their hearts particularly the scandals. ► be blessed with something He's blessed with the ability to laugh at himself. The city is blessed with an excellent location. And he is blessed with a beautiful, evenly produced, voice. Few gardens are blessed with an ideal site. Korb is blessed with a sunny vocal style, her phrasing both easygoing and all her own. Nicholson's are blessed with a range of pubs that are magnificent buildings. The third and final session was blessed with warm and sunny weather so we all got tired because of the heat! Tucson is blessed with an abundance of restaurants and small eateries, with new ones popping up almost daily. We were blessed with a driver who clearly believed that his best hope lay in reincarnation, and the sooner the better. Winnetka is blessed with a long history of progressive education. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England► God bless Good night and God bless. ► God bless► a mixed blessing But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims. Even that has been a mixed blessing. For voluntary organisations the budget was more of a mixed blessing. My celebrity was a mixed blessing. Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing. Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing. The disintegration of the Takeshita faction was seen as a mixed blessing for Miyazawa. The sheer pace of accumulation was itself a mixed blessing. ► bless my soul/upon my soul 1bless you! spoken a)what you say when someone sneezes b)used to thank someone for doing something for you2bless (him/her etc) spoken used to show that you are fond of someone, amused by them, or pleased by something they have done:  He’s always willing to help. Bless him! ‘Jess made this card for me.’ ‘Bless!’3be blessed with something to have a special ability, good quality etc:  We’re both blessed with good health.4if God blesses someone or something, he helps and protects them:  May God bless you.5to ask God to protect someone or something:  The couple later had their marriage blessed in their local parish church.6to make something holy:  Then the priest blesses the bread and wine.7bless my soul/I’ll be blessed! old-fashioned spoken used to express surprise
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