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raise sb from the dead
这是《约翰福音》所载的神迹；拉撒路在坟墓里已四天。
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
耶稣使拉撒路从死里复活。
拉撒路（耶稣使其复活的人）
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拉撒路（耶稣使其复活的人）
the person whom Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
耶稣使拉撒路从死里复活。
《新约》人物；天主教译作拉匝禄。
死而复生的人；可能复活的人。
A person who was dead and has been resurrected; a dead person who could potentially be resurrected.
穷人；乞丐。
A poor person, a beggar.
The rich man ignored the lazarus who begged at his gate every day.
那个富人无视每天在他门口乞讨的乞丐。
Every winter, the streets are full of lazaruses hoping for charity.
每年冬天，街上都满是希望得到接济的穷人。
After his business failed, he became a lazarus living on the streets.
生意失败后，他沦落为流落街头的穷人。
这是《约翰福音》所载的神迹；拉撒路在坟墓里已四天。
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
耶稣使拉撒路从死里复活。
这个拉撒路是讨饭的乞丐，与耶稣使其复活的那位拉撒路并不是同一人。
Jesus told the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.
耶稣讲了财主和拉撒路的比喻。
Not this
In the parable, Lazarus was a poor.
Use this
In the parable, Lazarus was a poor man.
形容词“poor”不能直接作名词放在不定冠词后；应补上被修饰的名词（如 man/person）或改用名词形式 the poor 指一类人。
Not this
Jesus raised Lazarus from death.
Use this
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
固定搭配是 raise ... from the dead（使…复活），其中 the dead 指死去的人这一群体；不能说 from death。
Not this
The story of lazarus is in the Bible.
Use this
The story of Lazarus is in the Bible.
Lazarus 是专有名词（人名），在英语中无论出现在句中何处都必须大写首字母；小写是大小写错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使拉撒路从死里复活
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead after four days in the tomb.
耶稣在拉撒路被葬四天后使他从死里复活。
乞丐拉撒路
The beggar Lazarus lay at the rich man's gate, covered with sores.
乞丐拉撒路躺在财主门口，浑身生疮。
拉撒路与财主
The story of Lazarus and the rich man teaches about compassion.
拉撒路与财主的故事教导人要有怜悯之心。
伯大尼的拉撒路
Lazarus of Bethany is the man Jesus brought back to life.
伯大尼的拉撒路是耶稣使其复活的那个人。
像拉撒路一样贫穷；一贫如洗
After losing his job, he was as poor as Lazarus.
失业后，他穷得像拉撒路一样。
像拉撒路一样复活；东山再起
The singer, once forgotten, came back like Lazarus after her new album.
这位曾被遗忘的歌手在新专辑发行后像拉撒路一样重获新生。
拉撒路，出来！
In the Gospel of John, Lazarus is raised from the dead on the fourth day.
在《约翰福音》中，拉撒路在第四天从死里复活。
有一个名叫拉撒路的乞丐。
In the parable, Lazarus sits at the rich man's gate, longing for the scraps that fall from the table.
在比喻中，拉撒路坐在财主的门口，渴望得到从桌上掉下来的碎屑。
Use Lazarus naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：Lazarus 发音像“拉住路人”，想象路边乞丐拉住行人乞讨；《圣经》里拉撒路正是乞丐，后被耶稣复活。
语域：formal 常见场景：圣经叙事与宗教讨论、文学与修辞引用 Lazarus 是圣经人物名，通常用于宗教、文学或较正式的书面语境，日常口语中很少单独使用。若引申指“穷人、乞丐”，也多见于文学或修辞表达。
作普通名词时指乞丐或穷人，可数；也指圣经中的人物拉撒路。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.