英语词汇“bless”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

blessbless /blɛs/ ●●○ S3 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYbless

Origin: Old English bletsian, from blod blood; because blood was used in religious ceremonies

VERB TABLE

bless

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bless
	he, she, it	blesses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	blessed, blest
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have blessed, blest
	he, she, it	has blessed, blest
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had blessed, blest
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bless
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have blessed, blest

Continuous Form
Present	I	am blessing
	he, she, it	is blessing
	you, we, they	are blessing
Past	I, he, she, it	was blessing
	you, we, they	were blessing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been blessing
	he, she, it	has been blessing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been blessing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be blessing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been blessing

COLLOCATIONS► bless her heart

Joanie, bless her heart, brought me a card she’d made today.

1(God) bless you! spoken a)what you say when someone sneezes b)used to thank someone for doing something for you: God bless you for all the help you have given us.2someone or something that God blesses, is helped or protected by Him: May God bless you and keep you safe from harm.3to ask God to protect and help someone or something: Bless this house and all who live here.4to receive something good, helpful, or useful: Their friendship has blessed them both.5be blessed with something to have a special ability, good quality, etc.: He’s blessed with the ability to laugh at himself. The city is blessed with an excellent location.6to make something holy SYN consecrate: Then the priest blesses the bread and wine.7bless him/her etc. spoken used to show that you like or are amused by someone, or are pleased by something he or she has done: Bless him, he always helps when he can. Joanie, bless her heart, brought me a card she’d made today.8bless my soul! (also I’ll be blessed!) spoken old-fashioned used to express surprise [Origin: Old English bletsian, from blod blood; because blood was used in religious ceremonies]