heaven /ˈhevn/► SEE ALLa heaven on eartha marriage/match made in heavenGod/Heaven forbid (that…)(good) GodGod almightyGod in heavenmy/oh Godto God/goodness/HeavenGod/Heaven help sbsmell/stink to high heavenGod/goodness/Heaven knowsmanna from heavenmove heaven and earth (to do sth)in God’s/Heaven’s namein the name of God/Heavenbe in (your) seventh heaven ●a heaven on ˈeartha place or situation where everything is perfect人间天堂◆The island is a real heaven on earth. 这座岛真是人间天堂。OPPa hell on earth●a ˌmarriage/ˌmatch made in ˈheavena combination of two people or things which seems perfect天生一对；天作之合◆When she married Dave, everyone thought that theirs was a match made in heaven. 她跟戴夫结婚时，大家都认为他俩是天造地设的一对。◆A merger between the two leading mobile phone networks would appear to be a marriage made in heaven, but will consumers lose out? 两大移动通信网络的合并看起来是天作之合，但是用户的利益是否会受到损害？●God/Heaven forˈbid (that…) ( humorousorold use, less frequentHeaven forˈfend (that…)) (spoken) used to say that you hope that sth will not happen（表示不希望某事发生）但愿上帝／老天不准（…发生）◆‘Maybe you’ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘Heaven forbid!’“也许你最终会成为律师，就跟我一样。”“但愿不会！”(Some people find this use offensive.有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。)●(good) ˈGod●God alˈmighty●God in ˈheaven●my/oh ˈGod (spoken) used for expressing anger, surprise, etc.（表示愤怒、惊讶等）天哪◆Good God! What on earth have you done to my car?上帝呀！你把我的车怎么了？◆Oh my God! I’ve broken my watch again!噢，我的天哪！我又把表给弄坏了！◆God almighty! You’re not going to wear that terrible old suit to the wedding, are you?天啊！你不会是要穿着那件难看的旧西装去参加婚礼吧？(Some people find these expressions offensive.有人认为这些表达法含冒犯意。)●to ˈGod/ˈgoodness/ˈHeavenused after a verb to emphasize a particular hope, wish, etc.（用于动词后以强调某个愿望等）的确，真的◆I wish to God you’d learn to pay attention!我真希望你能学会留心点儿！(Some people find the use of God here offensive.有人认为此处用 God 含冒犯意。)●God/Heaven ˈhelp sb (spoken) used to say that you are afraid sb will be in danger or that sth bad will happen to them（表示担心某人将有危险或有难）老天保佑◆God help us if this doesn’t work.如果这个行不通，那就要靠上帝保佑了。(Some people find this use offensive.有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。)●smell/stink to high ˈheaven (informal) 1.have a very strong and unpleasant smell气味浓烈难闻；臭气熏天◆When was the last time you cleaned the dog kennel? It stinks to high heaven.你都多久没打扫狗窝了？简直是臭气熏天。2.seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptable极不诚实；不道德；腐败透顶◆This whole deal stinks to high heaven. I’m sure somebody was bribed.这完全是一笔腐败不堪的交易，肯定有人受贿了。●God/goodness/Heaven knows (spoken) 1.I do not know; no one knows谁知道；天晓得◆‘What’s going to happen next?’ ‘God knows.’“接下来会发生什么？”“天晓得。”2.used for adding emphasis to a statement, opinion, etc.（用于强调）老天作证，确实，的确◆God knows how he manages to survive on such a small salary.真不知道他靠这么微薄的薪水如何生活。◆I’m no gardening expert, goodness knows!我可不是园艺专家，老天作证！(Some people may find the use of God knows offensive.有人可能会认为 God knows 这种用法含冒犯意。)●manna from ˈheavensomething unexpected, for example a gift of money, which comes to help you when you are in difficulties天赐之物；不期而获的援助◆That cheque for £1 000 from my aunt came like manna from heaven as I had three or four big bills to pay.我姑妈给的 1 000 英镑的支票真像是及时雨，因为我手边有三四张大额账单要付。ORIGINThis phrase comes from the Bible. Manna was the food the Israelites found in the desert.这个短语源于《圣经》。manna （吗哪）是在荒野中神赐予以色列人的食物。●move heaven and ˈearth (to do sth) ( move ˈmountains (to do sth)) do everything you can in order to help sb, achieve sth, etc.竭尽全力；尽一切可能◆His friends moved heaven and earth to free him from prison.他的朋友们竭尽全力救他出狱。◆Faith can move mountains (= achieve the impossible).信仰坚定山可移。●in ˈGod’s/ˈHeaven’s name●in the name of ˈGod/ˈHeavenused 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）看在上帝的份上，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？●be in (your) seventh ˈheavenbe extremely happy处于极乐世界；快活似神仙◆When she has all her grandchildren around her, she’s in seventh heaven.孙子孙女都围在她的身旁，她尽享天伦之乐。ORIGINThis comes from the belief that there are seven heavens and that God and the most important angels live in the highest or seventh heaven.这个表达法源于一种宗教信仰，即上帝和最高等级的天神居住在 seventh heaven （七重天）上。