manna

英 [ˈmænə]

美 [ˈmænə]

n.  吗哪，玛纳(以色列人在荒野40年中神赐的食粮)

医学

BNC.26772 / COCA.25044

牛津词典

noun

• 吗哪，玛纳（以色列人在荒野40年中神赐的食粮）
  the food that God provided for the people of Israel during their 40 years in the desert
  1. To the refugees, the food shipments were manna from heaven (= an unexpected and very welcome gift) .
     对于难民来说，运来的食物有如天降吗哪。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 天赐之物;(从天而降的)恩赐
  If you say that something unexpected ismanna from heaven, you mean that it is good and happened just at the time that it was needed.
  1. Ex-forces personnel could be the manna from heaven employers are seeking...
     当过兵的人大概是雇主们寻找的宝贝了。
  2. The revealed documents were manna for journalists.
     这些披露出的文件让记者们如获至宝。

英英释义

noun

• (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
  Synonym:miraculous foodmanna from heaven
• hardened sugary exudation of various trees

双语例句

• Manna in Hebrew means: what is it.
  吗哪-的意思是：这是什么。
• Ex-forces personnel could be the manna from heaven employers are seeking
  当过兵的人大概是雇主们寻找的宝贝了。
• The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan.
  他们吃了那地的出产，第二日吗哪就止住了，以色列人也不再有吗哪了。那一年，他们却吃迦南地的出产。
• Sucre: I'm man from hell, puppy. Now, I just manna go to Vegas.
  我可是从地狱逃出来的，哥们儿。我现在就要去维加斯。
• I mean, it's like the original story of Manna from heaven.
  我的意思是，就像来自天堂的吗哪的故事一样。
• Tall tree yielding a false manna.
  出产一种假甘露的高树。
• Ouench my thirst, Lord be my manna, Fill me with Thy power Lord.
  解我饥渴，作我灵粮，充满生命能力。
• Could we rely on governments to take unpopular restrictive measures once their citizens had experienced manna from heaven?
  一旦民众有了天上掉馅饼的经历之后，我们还能指望政府采取不受欢迎的限制性措施吗？
• Our ancestors ate manna in the desert.
  我们的祖先在沙漠吃天赐的食物。
• Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered and enjoyed every day.
  幸福犹如甘露，要天天采集才能日日享用。