单词 | bless |
释义 | bless I. transitive verb 1. < and God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it — Gen 2:3 (Authorized Version) > < this little touch of ceremony … seemed to bless the union — Margaret A. Barnes > 2. < they shivered and blessed themselves as they passed the gloomy opening > 3. < then the bishop shall bless them — Book of Com. Prayer > : pray for < we may as well bless our enemies; they are too many to fight > 4. a. < bless the Lord, O my soul — Ps 103:1 (Revised Standard Version) > b. < your cameraman may bless you because he can go all out for atmosphere — Richard Harrison > 5. < a child soon blessed the union > < the whole region is blessed with good soil and abundant water > 6. < bless me from marrying a usurer — Shakespeare > < he blessed himself from such customers — Tobias Smollett > — now used almost wholly in exclamations < God bless me, what's happened now > 7. < few persons have been blessed as he has in his every endeavor > — usually used with with < a man blessed with a happy nature and a healthy appetite > : to give approval to < the president would bless the reopening of this issue > 8. archaic < the nations shall bless themselves in him — Jer 4:2 (Authorized Version) > 9. < I'm blessed if I know what went wrong > or future < I'll be blessed if I do > or absolutely < blessed if I care > intransitive verb < if you bless with the spirit — 1 Cor 14:16 (Revised Standard Version) > < his historic sense would have blest and feasted — Atlantic > II. obsolete |
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