| 单词 | manna |
| 释义 | manna (once / 2956 pages) 1n 2n Use the noun manna when you talk about the miraculous supply of food that the Bible describes God providing. In Exodus, the desperate Israelites received manna just when they most needed it. While the meaning of manna comes from the Old Testament of the Bible, you can use it to describe something unexpected, especially if it feels like a miracle. You might, for example, say, "The doughnuts my coworker brought in this morning were like manna from heaven." Manna has a Greek root that comes from the Hebrew man, and although it literally means "substance exuded by the tamarisk tree," it's almost always used to refer to God's nourishment in the Bible. WORD FAMILYmanna: mannas USAGE EXAMPLES“I still look at it as manna from heaven,” he says of the internet. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) When pressed, the pious girl confesses that she’s surviving on manna from heaven. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) The election of Donald Trump has been stock market manna for every industry that benefits from an expanding economy but one: technology. Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016) 1 n (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus 2Syn|Hyper manna from heaven, miraculous food food, nutrient any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue n hardened sugary exudation of various trees Hyper sap a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant |
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