godsend
英 [ˈɡɒdsend]
美 [ˈɡɑːdsend]
n. 天赐之物; 意外的好运; 及时雨
BNC.19086 / COCA.20128
牛津词典
noun
- 天赐之物；意外的好运；及时雨
something good that happens unexpectedly and helps sb/sth when they need help- This new benefit has come as a godsend for low-income families.
新到的救济金是低收入家庭的及时雨。
- This new benefit has come as a godsend for low-income families.
柯林斯词典
- N-SING 天赐之物；助益匪浅的事物
If you describe something asa godsend, you are emphasizing that it helps you very much.- Pharmacists are a godsend when you don't feel sick enough to call the doctor.
生病了但不严重、无需求医的时候，药店能帮上大忙。
- Pharmacists are a godsend when you don't feel sick enough to call the doctor.
英英释义
noun
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
双语例句
- The Beijing Olympics is a godsend for these groups because it affords them the opportunity to disrupt the torch relay.
北京奥运对这些人来说真是如天赐良机，他们可以借此机会破坏圣火传递。 - A good agent can be a godsend at a time when airlines are coming up with greater restrictions and fees, and ever-more complex mileage rules.
当航线限制增多、价格上涨并且累积里程的规则更加复杂的时候，优秀的中介简直就是救星。 - But a couple of months to think it over is no hardship, it's a godsend.
但是有一两个月的时间考虑考虑，并不是苦事，这是天赐之福。 - A fish tape is really a godsend for a wiring project, if you already have finished walls in your home.
一条鱼磁带实在是一个天赐良机，为一个配线工程，如果你已经完成了围墙，你的家。 - For Barack Obama, these signs of Republican softening are a godsend.
对于奥巴马来说，共和党态度软化的迹象乃天赐良机。 - Found in the savannas of Africa and India, the baobab is a godsend to locals who use nearly every part of the tree for food, medicine, and even shelter.
面包树常见于非洲和印度的热带大草原上，有如上天赐予当地居民的礼物一般。几乎树的每一部分都被加以利用，以制成食物，药物，甚至是茅屋。 - An extra day's reliable warning of the local weather is a godsend.
多一天可靠的当地天气预报，无异于一种上天的恩赐。 - He called the Polaroid camera a godsend to his work
他称宝丽来照相机是老天爷特意为他的工作赐予的宝贝。 - For a lot of companies, Android has been a godsend.
对于许多公司，Android已成了天赐的宝物。 - For many sufferers, the drugs have been a godsend.
对于许多患者，这些药就是上帝的礼物。