| 单词 | godsend |
| 释义 | godsend (once / 8504 pages) n A godsend is something very lucky or helpful — some event or item for which you're incredibly thankful. If you don't have time for breakfast and forget to bring your lunch to school, your friend's extra slice of pizza is a godsend. If you're grateful for something, you can call it a godsend. A school snow day is a godsend if you're not quite ready for your chemistry midterm, and your homeowner's insurance is a godsend when a huge tree falls on your roof. In both of these examples, you are relieved and happy, and if you're a believer, you might say, "Thank God." In Middle English, it's Godes sonde, "gift from God." WORD FAMILYgodsend: godsends USAGE EXAMPLESThis lightweight headband is a godsend for women with long hair. Time(Dec 20, 2016) And increased travel and remittances have been a godsend to many struggling Cubans. Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016) For the rest of the kids, returning to Harlem was a godsend. The New Yorker(Nov 21, 2016) n a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) Syn|Hyper bonanza, boom, bunce, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens |
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