单词 | heaven |
释义 | heaven n.   1. a place regarded in some religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after death, often characterized as above the sky.   2. a place or state of supreme bliss.   3. colloq. something delightful.   4. (usu. Heaven) God, Providence (often, in sing. or pl. as an exclam. or mild oath: by Heaven).   5. (the heavens) esp. poet. the sky as the abode of the sun, moon, and stars and regarded from earth. Phrases and idioms heaven-sent providential; wonderfully opportune. in seventh heaven in a state of ecstasy. move heaven and earth (foll. by to + infin.) make extraordinary efforts. Derivatives heavenward adj. & adv. heavenwards adv. Etymology: OE heofon |
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