heaven

n.天；天堂；上帝；极乐

noun

1. 天堂；天国
   the place believed to be the home of God where good people go when they die
   1. the kingdom of heaven
      天国
   2. I feel like I've died and gone to heaven.
      我仿佛觉得自己已经死了，进了天堂。
2. 极乐之地；极乐
   a place or situation in which you are very happy
   1. This isn't exactly my idea of heaven!
      这可不太像我所想象的那么美妙！
   2. It was heaven being away from the office for a week.
      一个星期远离办公室真是快活极了。
   3. The island is truly a heaven on earth .
      那个岛堪称人间天堂。
3. 天空
   the sky
   1. Four tall trees stretched up to the heavens.
      四棵大树参天而立。

n. 天堂；天空；极乐 n. (Heaven)人名；(英)希文

名词复数形式:heavens

heaven 天堂，天国

来自古英语heofon,天空，苍穹，上帝之所，词源不详。可能来自PIE*skeu,覆盖，隐藏，词源同hide,house,sky.

1. I believed that when I died I would go to heaven and see God.
   我相信自己死后会升入天堂，见到上帝。
2. We went touring in Wales and Ireland. It was heaven
   我们去了威尔士和爱尔兰旅游。那里真是人间仙境。
3. I was in cinematic heaven.
   我简直是到了观影者的天堂。
4. He walked out into the middle of the road, looking up at the heavens.
   他走出去站在大路中间，抬头仰望着天空。
5. Heaven forbid that he should leave because of me!
   但愿他不会因为我而离开！
6. Good Heavens! That explains a lot!
   天哪！这下我明白了！
7. 'I thought you were bringing it.' — 'Heavens, no.'
   “我以为你会带来的。”——“天哪，不会吧。”
8. If this makes sense to our leaders, then heaven help us all
   如果我们的领导人认为这是合情合理的，那么谁也帮不了我们了。
9. Heaven help the man she marries.
   谁要娶了她就只有靠老天保佑了。
10. Heaven knows what they put in it.
    天知道他们在里面放了些什么。
11. Heaven knows they have enough money
    他们的钱够多了。
12. This gained me some thinking time, and heaven knows I needed it.
    这为我赢得了一点思考的时间，而我确实非常需要它。
13. They would move heaven and earth to stop me if they could.
    可能的话，他们会千方百计地阻止我。
14. Where in heaven's name was she?
    她到底在哪儿？
15. The match had just begun when the heavens opened and play was suspended.
    比赛刚刚开始就突然下起倾盆大雨，所以只好暂停了。
16. In its heyday, the studio's boast was that it had more stars than there are in heaven.
    在其全盛时期，该制片公司夸口说，他们旗下的明星比天上的星星还要多。
17. Heaven only knows what his mother would have said.
    天晓得他母亲原本会说什么。
18. Ex-forces personnel could be the manna from heaven employers are seeking
    当过兵的人大概是雇主们寻找的宝贝了。
19. What in the name of heaven's going on?
    看在上帝份儿上，这到底是怎么回事？
20. His rule was ordained by heaven
    他的统治乃是天命。
21. The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven
    中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。
22. You've got a computer system, for heaven's sake.
    天啊，你已经装了计算机系统。
23. After I was given my first camera I was in seventh heaven.
    我得到我的第一台照相机后开心极了。
24. We don't rely on blessings from Heaven.
    我们不靠老天保佑。
25. There is no path to Heaven one can go, no door to Earth that one can enter.
    上天无路，入地无门。
26. The architectural structure of the Temple of Heaven is unique.
    天坛的建筑结构很别致。
27. [ 谚] Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
    宁在地狱为王，不在天堂为臣。
28. Thank Heaven!
    谢天谢地！
29. Long has there been no doubt of Heaven's mandate.
    天命不慆久矣。
30. The mountains and waters of Guilin are the finest under heaven.
    桂林山水甲天下。