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go to heaven
She believed she would go to heaven after death.
她相信死后会去天堂。
天堂；天国
heavens — plural of heaven
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天堂；天国
The home of God and the angels, and the place where good people are believed to go after death; the opposite of hell.
She believed she would go to heaven after death.
她相信死后会去天堂。
有福者死后的来世,传统上与邪恶不义者的来世相对(比较地狱)；特指
The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically
充满极致幸福、欢乐与安宁的地方
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
有福者死后的来世,传统上与邪恶不义者的来世相对(比较地狱)；特指:
The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically:
上帝和天使的居所
the abode of God and the angels
After a long week of work, lying on the beach felt like heaven.
在漫长的一周工作之后，躺在海滩上感觉就像天堂一样。
According to many religions, good people go to heaven after they die.
根据许多宗教的说法，好人死后会进入天堂。
This chocolate cake is absolutely heaven; I can't stop eating it.
这个巧克力蛋糕简直是天堂般的美味，我吃个不停。
She believed she would go to heaven after death.
她相信死后会去天堂。
常用作比喻，指极乐状态。
They lived in heaven on their honeymoon.
他们在蜜月期间如同生活在天堂。
This beautiful beach is heaven on earth.
这个美丽的海滩是人间的天堂。
复数形式heavens常用于感叹。
Thank heavens you're safe!
谢天谢地，你平安无事！
Not this
He went to the heaven.
Use this
He went to heaven.
天堂作为专有名词通常不加冠词，而中文没有冠词概念，所以容易误加the。去掉the后表达更自然。
Not this
The heaven is blue.
Use this
The sky is blue.
Heaven指宗教意义上的天堂或极乐世界，不是指天空。表示天空应用sky。中文中‘天’可指天空或天堂，但英语中区分明确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
天知道
Heaven knows I've tried my best.
天知道我尽了最大努力。
但愿不会
Heaven forbid that you should be late.
但愿你不会迟到。
竭尽全力
I will move heaven and earth to get this done.
我会竭尽全力完成这件事。
在天堂
They believe they will meet again in heaven.
他们相信会在天堂再次相见。
人间天堂
This place is heaven on earth.
这个地方是人间天堂。
天知道
Heaven knows why he said that.
天知道他为什么说那样的话。
竭尽全力
She will move heaven and earth to finish the project on time.
她会竭尽全力按时完成这个项目。
非常快乐
He was in seventh heaven when he got the promotion.
得到晋升时他非常快乐。
天堂是人间的某个地方
Lyrics from Belinda Carlisle's 1987 hit song 'Heaven Is a Place on Earth', often used to describe a feeling of perfect happiness in a relationship.
出自Belinda Carlisle 1987年热门歌曲《Heaven Is a Place on Earth》，常用来形容在爱情中感受到的极致幸福。
想象没有天堂
Opening line of John Lennon's 1971 iconic song 'Imagine', which envisions a world without religious divisions.
约翰·列侬1971年经典歌曲《Imagine》的开头，描绘一个没有宗教分歧的世界。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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联想：heaven拆成he（他）和aven（大道），想象他走向天堂大道。
正式/文学语境；常用于宗教文本、诗歌和比喻表达。
Words rhyming with 'heaven': 'seven' and 'leaven' (same /ɛvən/). Lookalikes with different vowel sounds: 'given' (/ɡɪvən/), 'even' (/iːvən/), 'raven' (/reɪvən/), 'haven' (/heɪvən/).
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