/'hevn; `hɛvən/
n
1 [sing] (without a or the 不用a或the) place believed to be the home of God and the angels and of good people after death 天国; 天堂
*ascend into/go to heaven 升入[进]天堂.
2 (also Heaven) [sing] God; Providence 上帝; 天帝; 神; 老天 爷
*It was the will of Heaven. 这是天意.
* If that's the way he treats his friends, heaven help his enemies! 假若这就是他的待友之道, 那他的敌人可就更遭殃了!
3 [U, C] place or state of very great happiness 极乐（世界）
*She was in heaven when he kissed her. 他吻她时, 她飘飘欲仙了.
* Sitting here with you is heaven. 跟你一起坐在这里, 其乐无穷.
* If there's a heaven on earth, this is it! 人间若有天堂, 非此莫属!
4 the heavens [pl] the sky, as seen from the earth 天; 天空
*Rain fell from the heavens all day long. 整天都下着雨.
5 (idm 习语) for God's/goodness'/Heaven's sake => sake. God/Heaven forbid => forbid. God/Heaven help sb => help1. God in Heaven => god. God/goodness/Heaven knows => know. (Good) `Heavens!; ,Heavens a`bove! (used to express surprise 用以表示惊讶). the heavens opened it began to rain heavily 大雨倾盆. move heaven and earth => move2. seventh heaven (infml 口) state of great happiness 极乐; 欢天喜地
*Just give him a bucket and spade and he's in seventh heaven! 只要给他一个桶子和一把铲子, 他就高兴极了! smell, etc to high heaven => high1. to God/goodness/Heaven => god.

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1【place of god】
2【enjoyable situation】
3 for heaven's sake
4 heaven (only) knows
5 heaven help somebody
6 heaven forbid
7 what/how/why etc in heaven's name
8 the heavens
9 move heaven and earth

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[Language: Old English;Origin: heofon]
alsoHeaven
【PLACE OF GOD】 [singular]
the place where God is believed to live and where good people are believed to go when they die
→paradisein heaven
　He believed that he and his wife would one day be together again in heaven.
【ENJOYABLE SITUATION】[U]informal
an extremely enjoyable situation or place
= paradise
　Sitting by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven.
in heaven
　Put a baseball in his hand and he's in heaven.
　Living on the farm for Jim was heaven on earth .
a match/marriage made in heaven
(=a happy and successful marriage)
spokenfor heaven's sake
a) used to show that you are annoyed or angry
　Oh, for heaven's sake, Mark, do you have to make everything into a joke?
b) used to emphasize a question, request, order, or opinion
　For heaven's sake, let's all get to sleep.
spokenheaven (only) knows
a) used to emphasize that you do not know something
　He won't tell me what he thinks. Heaven knows why.
b) used to emphasize what you are saying
　Sue can't take a holiday yet, though heaven knows she needs a rest.
spokenheaven help sb
a) used to express sympathy for someone who is in a dangerous or difficult situation
　'The two boys are going to the dentist on Thursday.' 'Heaven help the dentist.'
b) used to say that you will be very angry with someone if they do something
　Heaven help him if he ever comes back here again!
spokenheaven forbid
used to say that you very much hope something will not happen
　What would you do financially if, heaven forbid, your husband died?
spokenwhat/how/why etc in heaven's name
used when asking a surprised and angry question
　Where in heaven's name have you been?
the heavens
literary the sky
　He looked up towards the heavens.
　Just then, the heavens opened (=it started to rain heavily) .
move heaven and earth
to try very hard to achieve something
　I would move heaven and earth to help her.
→be in seventh heavenatseventh¹ (2)
→thank heaven(s)atthank