god
noun /ɡɒd/
/ɡɑːd/
Idioms - God[singular] (not used with the
不与定冠词连用 基督教、伊斯兰教和犹太教 上帝；天主；真主 - Do you believe in God?
你信仰上帝吗？ - Good luck and God bless you.
祝你好运，愿上帝保佑你。 - Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
基督徒相信耶稣是神的儿子。 - I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give… (= in a court of law)
我对全能的神发誓，我提出的证据 。
Collocations ReligionReligion宗教 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／会堂做礼拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教团体的成员 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
庆典与仪式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝圣 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
传道；讲道；听布道 - lead/address the congregation
带领会众；对会众发表演讲 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
宗教经文与思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基于／来源于上帝的启示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
宗教信仰与体验 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增强／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠于／践行／放弃信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／净化／失去灵魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩宠 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
经历皈依／重生／转世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆听／回应祷告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 - do/perform penance
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Topics Religion and festivalsa2- He has given up drinking and found God.
他戒酒信神，找到了精神寄托。 - He saw the accident as the will of God.
他把这次事故看成是上帝的意旨。 - Muslims have only one God.
伊斯兰教里只有一个真主。 - Nothing ever shook her faith in God.
任何事情都不曾改变她对上帝的信仰。 - the Jewish God
犹太教的上帝
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pagan
- Christian
- Greek
- …
- believe in
- follow
- have
- …
- exist
- god of
- faith in God
- God’s will
- the will of God
- …
- Do you believe in God?
- [countable] (in some religions) a being or spirit who is believed to have power over a particular part of nature or who is believed to represent a particular quality
（某些宗教中主宰某个领域的）神 - Greek gods
希腊诸神 - the sun/rain god
太阳神/雨神 - god of something Mars was the Roman god of war.
马尔斯是古罗马战神。
Topics Religion and festivalsa2- The people worshipped pagan gods.
这个民族崇拜异教神。 - The Romans had many gods.
罗马人信许多神。 - those who follow false gods
那些信奉伪神的人
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pagan
- Christian
- Greek
- …
- believe in
- follow
- have
- …
- exist
- god of
- faith in God
- God’s will
- the will of God
- …
- Greek gods
- [countable] a person who is loved or admired very much by other people
极受崇拜的人；被崇拜的偶像 - To her fans she's a god.
对她的狂热崇拜者来说，她就是偶像。
- To her fans she's a god.
- [countable] something to which too much importance or attention is given
受到过分崇尚（或推崇）的事物 - Money is his god.
钱就是他的命。
- Money is his god.
- the gods[plural] (British English, informal) the seats that are high up at the back of a theatre
（剧院中的）顶层楼座，最高楼座 - We could only afford to sit in the gods.
我们只能坐以待毙。
- We could only afford to sit in the gods.
词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch god and German Gott.
Idioms
act of God
- (law
法律 天灾；不可抗力（如风暴、洪水、地震）
by God!
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to emphasize a feeling of surprise or that you are determined to do something
（强调决心或惊异）老天作证
for the love of God
- (old-fashioned, informal) used when you are expressing anger and the fact that you are impatient
（表示愤怒和不耐烦）看在上帝的分上，哎呀，求求你 - For the love of God, tell me what he said!
看在上帝的分上，告诉我他说了些什么！
- For the love of God, tell me what he said!
God | God almighty | God in heaven | good God | my God | oh (dear) God
- (informal) used to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed
（惊讶、震惊或烦恼时说）天哪，啊哟，主啊 - God, what a stupid thing to do!
天啊，这事干得太蠢了！
- God, what a stupid thing to do!
God bless
- used when you are leaving somebody, to say that you hope they will be safe, etc.
（离别时的祝愿语）愿上帝保佑，祝一路平安 - Goodnight, God bless.
晚安，上帝保佑。
- Goodnight, God bless.
God/Heaven forbid (that…)
- (informal) used to say that you hope that something will not happen
但愿这事不发生 - ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’
“也许你会像我一样，最终成为律师。” “但愿不会这样！”
- ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’
God/Heaven help somebody
- (informal) used to say that you are afraid somebody will be in danger or that something bad will happen to them
（表示担心某人将有危险或有难） - God help us if this doesn't work.
如果这个行不通，那就要靠上帝了。
- God help us if this doesn't work.
God/goodness/Heaven knows (informal) Some people may find this use of God offensive.
- used to emphasize that you do not know something
（强调不知道）谁知道，天晓得 - God knows what else they might find.
谁知道他们还可能找到什么。 - ‘Where are they?’ ‘Goodness knows.’
“他们在哪儿？” “天晓得。”
- God knows what else they might find.
- used to emphasize the truth of what you are saying
（强调所言属实）老天作证，确实，的确 - She ought to pass the exam—goodness knows she's been working hard enough.
她应该考试合格，她已经够努力了。
- She ought to pass the exam—goodness knows she's been working hard enough.
God rest his/her soul | God rest him/her
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to show respect when you are talking about somebody who is dead
（对死者表示敬意）魂归天国，安息主怀
God’s gift (to somebody/something)
- (ironic) a person who thinks that they are particularly good at something or who thinks that somebody will find them particularly attractive
上帝（对…）的恩宠；上帝恩赐的人（或物） - He seems to think he's God's gift to women.
他似乎认为自己是上帝赐给女人的礼物。
- He seems to think he's God's gift to women.
God willing
- (informal) used to say that you hope that things will happen as you have planned and that there will be no problems
（希望事情能按计划顺利进行）如系天意，如上帝许可，如一切顺利 - I'll be back next week, God willing.
如一切顺利，我下星期就回来。
- I'll be back next week, God willing.
Heaven/God forfend (that)…
- (humorous or old use) used to say that you are frightened of the idea of something happening
但愿这事不发生 - Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think!
千万不要鼓励学生思考！
- Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think!
honest to God/goodness
- used to emphasize that what you are saying is true
老天爷作证；说实话 - Honest to God, Mary, I'm not joking.
老天爷作证，玛丽，我不是开玩笑。
- Honest to God, Mary, I'm not joking.
in God’s/Heaven’s name | in the name of God/Heaven
- used especially in questions to show that you are angry, surprised or shocked
（尤用于疑问句，表示愤怒、惊奇或震惊）看在上帝的分上，到底，究竟 - What in God's name was that noise?
那噪音究竟是怎么回事？ - Where in the name of Heaven have you been?
你到底上哪儿去了？
- What in God's name was that noise?
in the lap of the gods
- if the result of something is in the lap of the gods, you do not know what will happen because it depends on luck or things you cannot control
由神掌管；结果难以预料；非人力所能左右
a man of God/the cloth
- (old-fashioned, formal) a religious man, especially a priest or a clergyman
神职人员；（尤指）牧师，司铎
play God
- to behave as if you control events or other people’s lives
俨然如主宰一切的上帝 - It is unfair to ask doctors to play God and end someone's life.
让医生扮演上帝的角色去结束一个人的生命是不公平的。
- It is unfair to ask doctors to play God and end someone's life.
please God
- used to say that you very much hope or wish that something will happen or not happen
（表示殷切期望）但愿老天帮忙，上帝保佑 - Please God, don't let him be dead.
老天爷呀！千万别让他死啊。
- Please God, don't let him be dead.
put the fear of God into somebody
- to make somebody very frightened, especially in order to make them do something
恐吓；（尤指）威胁某人服从
so help me (God)
- used to swear that what you are saying is true, especially in a court of law
我发誓，上帝作证（尤用于法庭）
thank God/goodness/heaven(s) (for something)
- used to say that you are pleased about something
谢天谢地 - Thank God you're safe!
谢天谢地，你平安无事！ - ‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief.
“这可要谢天谢地！” 她宽慰地舒了一口气。 - Thank heavens I've found my keys.
谢天谢地，我找到了我的钥匙。
- Thank God you're safe!
there but for the grace of God (go I)
- (saying) used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that somebody else is in
若非天助，区区岂能幸免
to God/goodness/Heaven
- used after a verb to emphasize a particular hope, wish, etc.
（用于动词之后，强调希望、愿望等）的确，真 - I wish to God you'd learn to pay attention!
我真希望你能学会集中注意力！
- I wish to God you'd learn to pay attention!
ye gods!
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to show surprise, lack of belief, etc.
（表示惊讶、不相信等）我的天哪，好家伙