| 釋義 |
blessvt. (pa.p. blest or blessed)
1. make happy使幸福。
△R.III.3.7.96 (197):“If notto bless us and the land withal，”縱然不是為了給我們大家和國家造福。
2. make happy in consequence （因此）有幸。
△H.VIII.2.4.33 (35): “That I have been your wife in thisobedience / Upward of twenty years. and have beenblest / With many children by you.”(Katharine boresix children to Henry,but apart from Mary they werestillborn or died in infancy. ) 二十多年來我做你的妻子，直如此恭順，還有幸為你生了好幾個兒女。
△3H.VI.2.2.23:“Thou,being a king,blest with a goodly soil./Didstyield consent to disinherit him，”你身為國王，又有福氣得了一個好兒子，倒表示同意把他的繼承權(quán)剝奪掉。
3.glorify給…增光。
△3H.VI.4.6.73: “and himself/Likely in time to bless a regal throne.”他總有一天會給國王的寶座增光。
4.praise,glorify贊美，頌揚。
△H.VIII.5.5.55(5.454): “Our children’s children / Shall see this,and bless heaven. ”我們子孫的子孫將要看到這個，并且為此而感謝上天。
5. ?make happy,consecrate 賜福，尊崇。
? beat.thrash打，揍。
△Com.2.1.79:“And he will bless thatcross with other beating:/ Between you. I shall havea holy head.”他還要在那十字裂口上再加上一拳。讓你們兩個一夾攻，我的腦袋可該好看了。
bless the mark: (a phrase of apology for indecorouslanguage) saving your reverence. under your pardon（在說出什么不雅馴的話之前表示道歉之詞）請不要見怪，請原諒
△Gent.4.4.20(18):“He had not been there-blessthe mark—a pissing while. but all the chamber smelthim ”它鉆到桌子底下(我的天！)還不到撒完一泡尿的工夫，全屋里的人都聞到它的臊氣了。
～ vb. refl. count oneself supremely happy or lucky認為（自己）極為幸福或幸運。
bless you: count yourself supremely happy or lucky,congratulate yourself認為你自己極為幸福或幸運，向你自己祝賀。
△2H.IV.2.4.101 (95):“You would bless you tohear what he said.”你要聽了他的話才算你運氣呢。 bless[bles]v.祝福，贊美，保佑，賜福
◇ be blessed with 在…有福氣，受惠
bless me!天哪！ God bless you! 上帝保佑 !
‖ blessed adj. 神圣的，令人愉快的
blessing n. |