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manna

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n.吗哪(<<圣经>>故事所述,古以色列人经过荒野所得的天赐食物),精神食粮,天赐,甘露

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manna


/'mænə; `mænə/
n [U]
1 (in the Bible) food provided by God for the Israelites during their forty years in the desert (圣经中的)吗哪(以色列人在旷野四十年中神赐的粮食).
2 (idm 习语) like manna (from `heaven) as an unexpected and beneficial gift 意外的好事; 天赐之物
*I needed that money so desperately, it was like manna from heaven when it arrived! 我正急需那笔钱, 所以收到时宛如天赐!

manna


n[U]
[Date: 800-900; Language: Late Latin;Origin:Greek, from Hebrew man]
manna from heaven
something very good that you get when you did not expect to, just when you really need it
the food which, according to the Bible, was provided by God for the Israelites in the desert after their escape from Egypt