Word · Frequency #5280
blessing
祝福
blessing is the present participle of bless.
give a benediction to
- 1.
To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
通过宗教仪式使某物神圣,圣化
- 2.
To invoke divine favor upon.
祈求神的恩惠
- 3.
To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
尊崇为神圣,赞美；因卓越而颂扬
- 4.
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
视为幸福；祝贺
- 5.
To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
在上面画十字以示圣化
- 6.
To turn (a reference) into an object.
将(引用)转化为对象
- 7.
To approve of or assent to.
赞同或同意
保佑；赐福；划十字祈福；使神圣化；通过宗教仪式使某物神圣,圣化；祈求神的恩惠；尊崇为神圣,赞美；因卓越而颂扬
In use
The priest blessed the new house before they moved in.
My grandmother always blesses us before we leave her house.
They asked the minister to bless their marriage at the ceremony.
bless sb
直接祝福某人或某物。
The priest blessed the congregation.
牧师祝福了会众。
bless sb with sth
表示赐予某人某物。
May God bless you with good health.
愿上帝赐予你健康。
be blessed with sth
常用被动结构，表示幸运地拥有。
She is blessed with a wonderful family.
她有幸拥有一个美好的家庭。
Connections
Collocations
- bless you
- 保佑你（对打喷嚏的人说）
- When he sneezed, his friend said 'Bless you!'他打喷嚏时，朋友说“保佑你！”
- bless your heart
- 你的心真好（表达同情或感激）
- Bless your heart for helping me with the groceries.你的心真好，帮我拿杂货。
- bless the food
- 为食物祈祷
- The family gathered to bless the food before dinner.全家聚集在晚餐前为食物祈祷。
- bless with
- 赐予，赋予
- She was blessed with a beautiful singing voice.她天生拥有一副美妙的歌喉。
- bless this house
- 保佑这个家
- The priest came to bless this house on Easter Sunday.牧师在复活节那天来保佑这个家。
- bless the Lord
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘bless’发音像‘不累’，得到祝福就不再疲惫。
Context & Register
mixed
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending sound /ɛs/ as 'bless'. Be careful not to confuse 'bless' with 'bliss' (/blɪs/), which has a different vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.