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
- Our rich texture of racial, religious and political diversity will be a Godsend in the 21st century.
在21世纪，我们多彩多姿的种族、宗教和政治将是上帝的恩赐。 - It was a godsend that he was there.
有他在那里，真是幸运。 - Liping Godsend Bridge, on the right side of Wanzhai Village, 12 miles away northeasterly from Liping County, Guizhou province, is the biggest and longest natural bridge in the world.
黎平天生桥位于贵州省黎平县城东北12公里的湾寨右侧处，是世界上最长最大的天生桥。 - 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。 - It'll be a godsend to me if it can really help.
如果肉毒杆菌真的有效，我就得救了。 - She is a godsend and a brat, all in one incredibly beautiful package.
她是上帝赐予我们的礼物，她非常美丽。 - 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。 - European savers are increasingly refusing to provide financing, so any new source of funding is seen as a godsend.
欧洲储户对于提供融资越来越抵触，因此，任何新的融资来源都会被视为天赐之物。 - 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。 - Paper products, pens, and other physical tools are a Godsend for those of us who have a hard time focusing throughout the work day.
使用脱机的工具。纸制品、钢笔和其他周围的实物的文具对于那些在工作日难以集中精力的人来说是一件天赐之物。