1 [sing] God (not used with the 不与the连用) the being or spirit in Christianity, Islam and Judaism who people pray to and who people believe created the universe (基督教、伊斯兰教和犹太教)宇宙万物的创造者,主宰:
Do you believe in God?你信上帝吗?Muslims worship God in a mosque.穆斯林在清真寺做礼拜。
2 (femininegoddess) [sing] a being or spirit that people believe has power over a particular part of nature or that represents a particular quality 神:
Mars was the Roman god of war and Venus was the goddess of love.马尔斯是古罗马的战神,维纳斯是爱神。
‘God’ is used in a number of expressions. Some people think that it is wrong to use God's name in this way. Oh my God! expresses surprise or shock: Oh my God! I've won the lottery!We use ‘thank God’ when we are happy and relieved about something:Thank God you've arrived -- I was beginning to think you'd had an accident.We use ‘for God's sake’ when we are asking somebody to do something and want to sound more urgent or when we are angry with somebody:For God's sake, shut up!很多词组都有God这个词。有些人认为这是亵渎神灵。Oh my God!表示惊奇╱震惊:Oh my God! I've won the lottery!我的天啊!我中了彩票!thank God表示庆幸:Thank God you've arrived -- I was beginning to think you'd had an accident. 谢天谢地,你终于到了,我还以为你出事了呢。要求对方赶紧做某事或表示愤怒,可以说for God's sake:For God's sake, shut up!快给我住口!
God, god/gɑd; ɡɒd/n 1 God the BEING who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to, and who they believe created everything 上帝﹔主﹔真主: Most Americans believe in God . 大多数美国人信仰上帝。We asked God to protect us. 我们请求主保佑我们。2 [C] a male BEING who is believed to control some part of the world or to represent a particular quality [→ goddess]〔被认为主宰世界某部分或象征某种品质的男性的〕神: +of Mars, the Roman god of war 古罗马战神马尔斯3 for God's sake spoken used to emphasize what you are saying, when you are angry 【口】看在上帝的份上〔生气的时候强调所说的话〕: For God's sake, shut up! 看在上帝的份上﹐闭嘴!4 God (only) knows spoken 【口】a) used to show that you are annoyed because you do not know or understand something(只有)老天知道﹐天晓得〔用于表示因为不知道或不理解而恼怒〕: God knows where she is now! 天晓得她现在在哪里!b) used to emphasize what you are saying 老天作证〔强调自己所说的话〕: God knows I’ve tried. 老天作证﹐我努力过了。5 God forbid spoken used to say that you hope that something does not happen【口】上帝保佑不会〔发生某事〕: God forbid that he should find out. 上帝保佑他不会发现。6 I swear/hope/wish to God spoken used to emphasize a statement, hope, or wish 【口】我对天发誓/由衷希望: I swear to God I didn’t do it. 我对天发誓我没做过。7 sb thinks they’re God's gift (to sb/sth) disapproving used to say that someone thinks they are perfect in some way【贬】某人认为自己是上帝(赐给某人/某事物)的礼物〔指某人自认为在某方面很完美〕thank God at 见 THANK
godgodgodsnoun1God (no plural) the one great spirit that Christians, Jews and Muslims believe made the world: Do you believe in God?2(pluralgods) a spirit or force that people believe has power over them and nature: Mars was the Roman god of war.