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god
god / gCd ; gCd /noun
1. God the spirit or BEING who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe上帝; 主; 天主; 真主
•believe in God相信上帝
•worship God崇拜上帝
•pray to God向上帝祈祷
•belief/faith in God对上帝的信仰
•God's will/the will of God (=what God wants to happen)上帝的旨意
•the word of God (=what God says)上帝的话语
•gift from/of God上帝的恩赐
•Almighty God/God Almighty (=used in prayers and HYMNS)全能的上帝〔用于祷词和圣歌中〕
•Most Americans still believe in God .大多数美国人仍信仰上帝。
•Nothing could shake his belief in God .无论什么都无法动摇他对上帝的信仰。
•He thought it was the will of God that he should suffer.他认为是上帝的旨意叫他受苦。
•We believe that the Bible is the word of God .我们相信《圣经》是上帝的话语。
•Every day is a gift from God .每一天都是上帝的恩赐。
1. * In this sense, God is written with a capital letter and without 'the'.God 意为“上帝”时首字母大写，不用 the:
•We asked God (NOT 不说 the God) to help us.我们请求上帝帮助我们。
Expressions containing the word God such as oh my God are common in spoken English but can offend religious people. 英语口语里，像 oh my God 这样含 God 的短语很多，但是笃信宗教的人士听了会不高兴。
2. [C] a male spirit or BEING who is believed by some religions to control the world or part of it, or who represents a particular quality〔主宰世界或象征某种品质的〕神;
⇒goddess:
•[+ of ] Mars, the god of war战神马耳斯
•Roman/Greek etc god 古罗马/古希腊等的神
3. God's gift to sb/sth someone who thinks they are perfect or extremely attractive – used to show disapproval上帝赐给某人/某物的礼物〔指某人自以为很完美或很有魅力，含贬义〕:
•Paul thinks he's God's gift to women.保罗以为他就是上帝赐给女人的礼物。
4. [C] someone who is admired very much备受崇拜的人，偶像:
•To his fans he is a god.对他的粉丝来说，他就是神。
5. [C] something which you give too much importance or respect to受到过分关注的事物:
•Money became his god.钱成了他的命。
6. the gods
a. the force that some people believe controls their lives, bringing them good or bad luck神，老天爷:
•The gods are against us.老天爷在跟我们作对。
b. BrE informal old-fashioned the seats high up and at the back of a theatre〔剧院里的〕顶层楼座，最高楼座
7. God/oh (my) God/good God/God almighty spoken used to emphasize what you are saying, when you are surprised, annoyed, or amused天啊！〔惊讶、恼怒或开心时用于加强语气〕:
•Oh God, how embarrassing!天啊，多难堪啊！
8. for God's sake spoken used to emphasize something you are saying when you are annoyed看在上帝的份上:
•For God's sake, shut up!看在上帝的份上，别说了！
9. I swear/hope/wish/pray to God spoken used to emphasize that you promise, hope etc that something is true我对天发誓/衷心希望/祈求上帝:
•I hope to God nothing goes wrong.我祈求上帝保佑一切顺利。
10. God forbid (that) spoken used to say that you very much hope that something will not happen上帝保佑〔某事不会发生〕:
•God forbid that this should ever happen again.上帝保佑这事再也不会发生了。
11. God (only) knows spoken
a. used to show that you are annoyed because you do not know something, or because you think that something is unreasonable天晓得〔表示生气〕:
•God (only) knows who/what/how etc God knows what she's doing in there.天晓得她在那儿干什么。
b. used to emphasize what you are saying上天为证〔表示强调〕:
•God knows, it hasn't been easy.老天爷为证，这事不容易啊。
12. what/how/where/who in God's name spoken used to emphasize a question when you are angry or surprised究竟什么/如何/哪里/谁〔生气或惊讶时用于加强语气〕:
•Where in God's name have you been?你到底去了什么地方？
13. God help you/him etc spoken used to warn someone that something bad will happen你/他等就有麻烦了〔用于警告某人〕:
•God help you if you spill anything on the carpet.你要是把什么东西洒到了地毯上就有你好看的。
14. God help us spoken said humorously when you think that something bad is going to happen愿上帝保佑我们〔坏事将要发生时的幽默说法〕:
•'Simon's doing the cooking.' 'God help us!'“西蒙在做饭。” “愿上帝保佑我们！”
15. honest to God spoken used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking绝对是真的; 绝对当真:
•Honest to God, I didn't tell her!上帝作证，我没有告诉她！
16. God willing spoken used to say that you hope there will be no problems如上帝许可〔用来表示希望一切顺利〕:
•We'll be moving next month, God willing.如上帝许可，我们下个月搬家。
17. God bless spoken used to say that you hope someone will be safe and happy, especially when you are saying goodbye上帝保佑你〔尤用于道别时〕:
•Good night and God bless.晚安，上帝保佑你。
18. God give me strength! spoken used when you are becoming annoyed上帝给我力量！〔用于开始感到恼怒时〕
19. there is a God! spoken said when someone is explaining that something very good happened to them at a time when they thought that their situation was very bad上帝的确存在啊！〔讲述逆境中遇好事时说的话〕:
•In walked four gorgeous, blond Swedish boys, and I thought, 'There is a God!'进来的是四个英俊的瑞典金发少年，当时我就想: “上帝的确存在啊！”
20. God rest his/her soul also 又作 God rest him/her spoken old use used to show respect when speaking about someone who is dead愿上帝让他/她安息〔用于谈及死者时表示敬意〕
21. by God spoken old use used to emphasize how determined or surprised you are老天作证〔表示决心或惊讶时用来加强语气〕
⇒there but for the grace of God at GRACE¹ (6)
⇒in the lap of the gods at LAP¹ (6)
⇒play God at PLAY¹ (8)
⇒thank God/goodness/heavens at THANK(2)
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GOD places where people worship God 敬神的场所:
church (Christians)〔基督教的〕教堂
temple (Buddhists and Hindus)〔佛教和印度教的〕寺庙
mosque (Muslims)〔伊斯兰教的〕清真寺
synagogue (Jews)〔犹太教的〕教堂
treated with great respect because of being connectedwith God 神圣的:
holy , sacred , devout , pious
someone who does not believe in God 无神论者:
atheist
someone who is not sure if God exists 不可知论者:
agnostic
⇒spiritual

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