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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++god /ɡɒd $ ɡɑːd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun n1. → God2 [countable]RMRR 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，男神 → goddessgod of Mars, the god of war 战神玛尔斯Roman/Greek etc god Zeus was one of the most well-known Greek gods. 宙斯是最广为人知的希腊神之一。3 God’s gift to somebody/something ATTRACTsomeone 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非常有魅力，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 [countable] 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 [countable]IMPORTANT something which you give too much importance or respect to 受到过分关注[推崇]的事物 Money became his god. 钱成了他的命。6 the gods a) RFthe 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) British English informal old-fashionedAPT 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 spokenLOT/VERY MUCH 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〔恼怒时用于加强语气〕 For God’s sake, shut up! 看在上帝的份上，别说了！9 I swear/hope/wish/pray to God spokenPROMISE 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) spokenHOPE used to say that you very much hope that something will not happen 上帝保佑…不会发生 God forbid that this should ever happen again. 上帝保佑再也不要发生这种事了。11 God (only) knows spoken a) ANNOYused 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) LOT/VERY MUCHused 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 spokenEMPHASIZE 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 spokenWARN used to warn someone that something bad will happen 上帝保佑你/他等〔用于警告某人会有不好的事发生〕 God help you if you spill anything on the carpet. 你要是把什么东西洒到了地毯上，那就求上帝保佑吧。14 God help us spokenFAIL 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 spokenTRUE used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking 向上帝保证〔强调某事绝对是真的〕16 God willing spokenHOPE 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〕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〕18. God give me strength! spokenANNOY 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 真是有上帝啊！〔逆境中遇到好事时说的话〕20. God rest his/her soul (also God rest him/her) spoken old useADMIRE 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 useDETERMINED 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) COLLOCATIONSverbsbelieve in God 相信上帝Do you believe in God? 你信上帝吗？pray to God 向上帝祈祷They prayed to God for forgiveness. 他们祈求上帝的宽恕。worship God (=show love and respect for God) 敬拜神nHinduism tells everyone to worship God in his own faith.praise God 赞美上帝nThey came to the church to praise God.nGod existsI believe that God exists.phrasesbelief/faith in God 信神About one-third of the population has no belief in God. 大约有三分之一的人不信神。nHer faith in God helped her deal with her illness.God’s will/the will of God (=what God wants to happen) 上帝的旨意He believed it was God’s will that they should suffer. 他相信让他们受苦是神的旨意。Almighty God/God Almighty (=used to emphasize God's power) 全能的上帝He swore by Almighty God to tell the truth. 他以全能的上帝的名义起誓说真话。the word of God (=what God says) 上帝的话语nMissionaries traveled the world to tell people the word of God.a gift from God 上帝的礼物nLife is a gift from God.God’s existence/the existence of God 上帝的存在nPhilosophers argued about the existence of God.n THESAURUSgod a male spirit or being who is believed by some religions to control the world or part of it, or who represents a particular qualityOdin was the Viking god of war.goddess a female godArtemis, the Greek goddess of the moondeity a god. Deity is more formal than goda Hindu deityRoman deitiesthe Supreme Deityidol a picture or statue that people pray to as a goda bronze idolsomeone who does not believe in Godatheist noun, adjective someone who believes that God does not existI’m a confirmed atheist.agnostic noun, adjective someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or notHe was an agnostic rather than an atheist.
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god• God knows she's had a hard life.• It seems that they are not gods exactly, but made of the same stuff as gods.• We are men, not gods!• He knew that men struggle and that gods rule.• Mars, the god of war• His fatherly affection was not strong, as events proved, but his fear of the gods was.• Arachne's contribution was a woven hanging on which she had depicted the lives and loves of the gods.• The gods would not consent to his entering the world of the dead a second time, while he was still alive.• Roman hair had been plaited to make hair for these gods.• The Witch King and his fellows would draw on the power of Chaos and become like unto gods.Roman/Greek etc god• Janus Janus is one of the most important Roman gods.• At the top is a fine row of sculpted Roman gods.nGodthe spirit or being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe 上帝；主；天主；真主 Prayer is a way of talking to God. 祈祷是同上帝交流的一种方式。 ► In this sense, God is written with a capital letter and without ‘the’: We asked God (NOT the God) to help us. Expressions containing the word God such as oh my God are common in spoken English but can offend religious people.God 意为“上帝”时首字母大写，不用 the: : We asked God (不说 the God) to help us. 我们请求上帝帮助我们。 在英语口语中，像 oh my God 这样含God的短语很常见，但会冒犯笃信宗教的人士。nGod 1 the spirit or power who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to and regard as the maker and ruler of the universe 上帝；主；天主；真主2 God/oh (my) God/good God (almighty) infml used to show that you are surprised, annoyed, or amused, or to emphasize what you are saying 天啊〔惊讶、恼怒或开心时用于加强语气〕3 God (only) knows infml4 for God’s sake infml used to emphasize what you are saying when you are annoyed 天啊〔惊讶、恼怒或开心时用于加强语气〕5 God forbid (that) infml used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen 上帝保佑…不会发生6 honest to God infml used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking 向上帝保证〔强调某事绝对是真的〕n7 God help you/him etc infml used to warn someone that they will be punished for what they have done8 God help us infml, usually humor used 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〕n9 God bless used to show your affection for someone10 God willing infml 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〕n11 God-given received from God12. God rest his/her soul (also God rest him/her) old-fash 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〕n13. God moves in a mysterious way/mysterious ways saying a phrase from a Christian hymn (=a song of praise to God), meaning that God’s intentions are not always clear, sometimes used humorously to mean that a bad event or situation may bring unexpected advantagesn14. God is in his heaven, all’s right with the worldall’s right with the world God is in his heaven saying a phrase from a poem by Robert Browningn15. Man proposes, God disposesGod disposes Man proposes saying people can make plans but whether or not they are successful depends on Godn16. My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?My God, why hast thou forsaken me? My God a phrase which, according to the Bible, was spoken by Jesus just before he died on the crossn17. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon saying a phrase from the Bible, meaning that you cannot spend all of your time trying to get rich and also be a good Christiann18. Nearer my God to Thee a Christian hymn. It was sung by the people on the ship the Titanic as it sank.Origin god Old Englishgod noun →10-21
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god S1 W1 /ɡɒd $ ɡɑːd/
noun
Prayer is a way of talking to God.
► In this sense, God is written with a capital letter and without ‘the’: We asked God (NOT the God) to help us. Expressions containing the word God such as oh my God are common in spoken English but can offend religious people.
2. [countable] 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 ⇨ goddess
god of
Mars, the god of war
Roman/Greek etc god
Zeus was one of the most well-known Greek gods.
3. God’s gift to somebody/something someone who thinks they are perfect or extremely attractive – used to show disapproval:
Paul thinks he’s God’s gift to women.
4. [countable] someone who is admired very much:
To his fans he is a god.
5. [countable] something which you give too much importance or respect to:
Money became his god.
6. the gods
a. the force that some people believe controls their lives, bringing them good or bad luck:
The gods are against us.
b. British English informal old-fashioned the seats high up and at the back of a theatre
7. God/oh (my) God/good God/God almighty spoken used to emphasize what you are saying, when you are surprised, annoyed, or amused:
Oh God, how embarrassing__
8. for God’s sake spoken used to emphasize something you are saying when you are annoyed:
For God’s sake, shut up__
9. I swear/hope/wish/pray to God spoken used to emphasize that you promise, hope etc that something is true:
I hope to God nothing goes wrong.
10. God forbid (that) spoken used to say that you very much hope that something will not happen:
God forbid that this should ever happen again.
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
God (only) knows who/what/how etc
God knows what she’s doing in there.
b. used to emphasize what you are saying:
God knows, it hasn’t been easy.
12. what/how/where/who in God’s name spoken used to emphasize a question when you are angry or surprised:
Where in God’s name have you been?
13. God help you/him etc spoken used to warn someone that something bad will happen:
God help you if you spill anything on the carpet.
14. God help us spoken said humorously when you think that something bad is going to happen:
‘Simon’s doing the cooking.’ ‘God help us__’
15. honest to God spoken used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking:
Honest to God, I didn’t tell her__
16. God willing spoken used to say that you hope there will be no problems:
We’ll be moving next month, God willing.
17. God bless spoken used to say that you hope someone will be safe and happy, especially when you are saying goodbye:
Good night and God bless.
18. God give me strength__ spoken used when you are becoming annoyed
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:
In walked four gorgeous, blond Swedish boys, and I thought, ‘There is a God!’
20. God rest his/her soul (also God rest him/her) spoken old use used to show respect when speaking about someone who is dead
21. by God spoken old use used to emphasize how determined or surprised you are
⇨ 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)
■ verbs
▪believe in God Do you believe in God?
▪pray to God They prayed to God for forgiveness.
▪worship God (=show love and respect for God) Hinduism tells everyone to worship God in his own faith.
▪praise God They came to the church to praise God.
▪God exists I believe that God exists.
■ phrases
▪belief/faith in God About one-third of the population has no belief in God. | Her faith in God helped her deal with her illness.
▪God’s will/the will of God (=what God wants to happen) He believed it was God’s will that they should suffer.
▪Almighty God/God Almighty (=used to emphasize God's power) He swore by Almighty God to tell the truth.
▪the word of God (=what God says) Missionaries traveled the world to tell people the word of God.
▪a gift from God Life is a gift from God.
▪God’s existence/the existence of God Philosophers argued about the existence of God.
▪ god 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: Odin was the Viking god of war.
▪goddess a female god: Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon
▪deity a god. Deity is more formal than god: a Hindu deity | Roman deities | the Supreme Deity
▪idol a picture or statue that people pray to as a god: a bronze idol
■ someone who does not believe in God
▪atheist noun, adjective someone who believes that God does not exist: I’m a confirmed atheist.
▪agnostic noun, adjective someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or not: He was an agnostic rather than an atheist.
god S1 W1 /ɡɒd $ ɡɑːd/
noun Language: Old English
1. God the spirit or being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe: ► In this sense, God is written with a capital letter and without ‘the’: We asked God (NOT the God) to help us. Expressions containing the word God such as oh my God are common in spoken English but can offend religious people.
2. [countable] 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 ⇨ goddess
god of
Roman/Greek etc god
3. God’s gift to somebody/something someone who thinks they are perfect or extremely attractive – used to show disapproval:
4. [countable] someone who is admired very much:
5. [countable] something which you give too much importance or respect to:
6. the gods
a. the force that some people believe controls their lives, bringing them good or bad luck:
b. British English informal old-fashioned the seats high up and at the back of a theatre
7. God/oh (my) God/good God/God almighty spoken used to emphasize what you are saying, when you are surprised, annoyed, or amused:
8. for God’s sake spoken used to emphasize something you are saying when you are annoyed:
9. I swear/hope/wish/pray to God spoken used to emphasize that you promise, hope etc that something is true:
10. God forbid (that) spoken used to say that you very much hope that something will not happen:
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
God (only) knows who/what/how etc
b. used to emphasize what you are saying:
12. what/how/where/who in God’s name spoken used to emphasize a question when you are angry or surprised:
13. God help you/him etc spoken used to warn someone that something bad will happen:
14. God help us spoken said humorously when you think that something bad is going to happen:
15. honest to God spoken used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking:
16. God willing spoken used to say that you hope there will be no problems:
17. God bless spoken used to say that you hope someone will be safe and happy, especially when you are saying goodbye:
18. God give me strength__ spoken used when you are becoming annoyed
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:
20. God rest his/her soul (also God rest him/her) spoken old use used to show respect when speaking about someone who is dead
21. by God spoken old use used to emphasize how determined or surprised you are
⇨ 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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1. the spirit or power who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to and regard as the maker and ruler of the universe:
Most Americans believe in God.
We put our faith in God.
to pray to God
2. God/oh (my) God/good God (almighty) informal used to show that you are surprised, annoyed, or amused, or to emphasize what you are saying:
Oh God, how embarrassing!
3. God (only) knows informal
a. used to emphasize that you are annoyed because you do not know something, or because you think that something is unreasonable
God knows who/what/how etc
God knows what she’s doing in there.
b. used to emphasize what you are saying:
God knows, it hasn’t been easy.
4. for God’s sake informal used to emphasize what you are saying when you are annoyed:
Oh, for God’s sake, shut up!
5. God forbid (that) informal used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen:
God forbid that she should ever hurt you.
6. honest to God informal used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking:
Honest to God, I didn’t tell her!
7. God help you/him etc informal used to warn someone that they will be punished for what they have done:
God help you if Mom comes home and you’re still here!
8. God help us informal usually humorous used when you think that something bad is going to happen:
‘Simon’s doing the cooking.’ ‘God help us!’
9. God bless used to show your affection for someone:
Goodnight, Jenny -- God bless.
10. God willing informal used to say that you hope there will be no problems:
We’ll be moving next month, God willing.
11. God-given received from God:
a God-given talent for singing
a God-given right (=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion)
12. God rest his/her soul (also God rest him/her) old-fashioned used to show respect when speaking about someone who is dead
13. God moves in a mysterious way/mysterious ways saying a phrase from a Christian hymn (=a song of praise to God), meaning that God’s intentions are not always clear, sometimes used humorously to mean that a bad event or situation may bring unexpected advantages
14. God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world saying a phrase from a poem by Robert Browning
15. Man proposes, God disposes saying people can make plans but whether or not they are successful depends on God
16. My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? a phrase which, according to the Bible, was spoken by Jesus just before he died on the cross
17. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon saying a phrase from the Bible, meaning that you cannot spend all of your time trying to get rich and also be a good Christian
18. Nearer my God to Thee a Christian hymn. It was sung by the people on the ship the Titanic as it sank.
God
1. the spirit or power who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to and regard as the maker and ruler of the universe:
2. God/oh (my) God/good God (almighty) informal used to show that you are surprised, annoyed, or amused, or to emphasize what you are saying:
3. God (only) knows informal
a. used to emphasize that you are annoyed because you do not know something, or because you think that something is unreasonable
God knows who/what/how etc
b. used to emphasize what you are saying:
4. for God’s sake informal used to emphasize what you are saying when you are annoyed:
5. God forbid (that) informal used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen:
6. honest to God informal used to emphasize that you are not lying or joking:
7. God help you/him etc informal used to warn someone that they will be punished for what they have done:
8. God help us informal usually humorous used when you think that something bad is going to happen:
9. God bless used to show your affection for someone:
10. God willing informal used to say that you hope there will be no problems:
11. God-given received from God:
a God-given right (=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion)
12. God rest his/her soul (also God rest him/her) old-fashioned used to show respect when speaking about someone who is dead
13. God moves in a mysterious way/mysterious ways saying a phrase from a Christian hymn (=a song of praise to God), meaning that God’s intentions are not always clear, sometimes used humorously to mean that a bad event or situation may bring unexpected advantages
14. God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world saying a phrase from a poem by Robert Browning
15. Man proposes, God disposes saying people can make plans but whether or not they are successful depends on God
16. My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me? a phrase which, according to the Bible, was spoken by Jesus just before he died on the cross
17. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon saying a phrase from the Bible, meaning that you cannot spend all of your time trying to get rich and also be a good Christian
18. Nearer my God to Thee a Christian hymn. It was sung by the people on the ship the Titanic as it sank.
Being religious 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/ ( especially
practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.皈依／信奉宗教／佛教／天主教／基督教／伊斯兰教／犹太教等 go to church/( templeNAmE (= 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
Celebrations and ritual 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
Religious texts and ideas 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 sth heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 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进行补赎
See also god