manna

英 [ˈmænə]

美 [ˈmænə]

n.  吗哪，玛纳(以色列人在荒野40年中神赐的食粮)

医学

BNC.26772 / COCA.25044

牛津词典

noun

• 吗哪，玛纳（以色列人在荒野40年中神赐的食粮）
  the food that God provided for the people of Israel during their 40 years in the desert
  1. To the refugees, the food shipments were manna from heaven (= an unexpected and very welcome gift) .
     对于难民来说，运来的食物有如天降吗哪。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 天赐之物;(从天而降的)恩赐
  If you say that something unexpected ismanna from heaven, you mean that it is good and happened just at the time that it was needed.
  1. 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。
  2. The revealed documents were manna for journalists.
     这些披露出的文件让记者们如获至宝。

英英释义

noun

• (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
  Synonym:miraculous foodmanna from heaven
• hardened sugary exudation of various trees

双语例句

• The large anonymous donation was manna from heaven for the church hall fund.
  那一大笔匿名捐款对教堂礼堂筹建会来说真是天赐之财。
• The girl dropped in his path like manna.
  那个女孩如从天降般地突然出现在他的路上。
• Your fathers took the manna in the waste land& and they are dead.
  你们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪，还是死了。
• 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！
• And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
  民11：9夜间露水降在营中、吗哪也随著降下。
• You could enter it and gather up stories like manna, gather them perhaps forever& an ecstatic occupation.
  你可以进到里面，收集那些像上帝赐予的圣餐般的故事，或许可以永远地收集下去&令人心醉神迷的职业！
• After all, how can you mark up manna that falls from heaven?
  毕竟，天上掉下来的馅饼怎么标价出售呢？
• Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered and enjoyed every day.
  幸福犹如甘露，要天天采集才能日日享用。
• The gift of manna to ancient Israel was a sign of the sustaining gift of Christ Jesus to us.
  昔日神以吗哪为礼物赐给以色列人，预表祂把耶稣基督作为最好的礼物，赐给我们。
• The purpose of the Heavenly Manna Bookstore is to sell books, gifts, snacks, beverages.
  天堂吗哪书屋的目的是出售书籍、礼物、小食品和饮料。