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单词 bless
释义 bless
I. \ˈbles\ verb
(blessed \ˈblest\ ; also blest \“\ ; blessed \“\ ; also blest \“\ ; blessing ; blesses)
Etymology: Middle English blessen, from Old English bletsian, blētsian, blēdsian, from blōd blood; from the use of blood in consecration or sacrifice — more at blood
transitive verb
1. : to consecrate or hallow by religious rite or word : make or pronounce holy
 < 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. : to make the sign of the cross upon or over — often used reflexively
 < they shivered and blessed themselves as they passed the gloomy opening >
3. : to invoke divine care for
 < 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. : praise, glorify : to extol for excellences
  < bless the Lord, O my soul — Ps 103:1 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b. : to regard with great favor : approve highly
  < your cameraman may bless you because he can go all out for atmosphere — Richard Harrison >
5. : to make happy : give good fortune or satisfaction to : confer prosperity upon
 < a child soon blessed the union >
 < the whole region is blessed with good soil and abundant water >
6. : guard, protect, keep, preserve — formerly usually used with from and often reflexively
 < 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. : favor, endow
 < 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 : to account happy : felicitate — used reflexively
 < the nations shall bless themselves in him — Jer 4:2 (Authorized Version) >
9. : curse, damn, condemn — usually used in the first person present
 < 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
: to offer thanksgivings or ask for blessings
 < if you bless with the spirit — 1 Cor 14:16 (Revised Standard Version) >
 < his historic sense would have blest and feasted — Atlantic >
II. transitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
obsolete : wave, brandish
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