中国小年习俗解析：祭灶、换神像与包饺子传统

名词民族; 人们; 〈口〉家属，亲戚; 民间音乐

形容词民间的; 普通平民的; 流传民间的; 普通百姓的

名词神; 上帝; 神像; 偶像

及物动词使神化

int.天啊！啊呀！（用于表示怀疑、失望、烦恼、厌烦等）

1. 上帝；天主；真主
The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

e.g. He believes in God...
他信奉上帝。
e.g. God bless you.
上帝保佑你。

2. （表示强调所说的话，或表示惊讶、恐惧或激动）啊呀，天啊，天哪（可能具冒犯意味）
People sometimes use God in exclamations to emphasize something that they are saying, or to express surprise, fear, or excitement. This use could cause offence.

e.g. God, how I hated him!...
啊呀！我恨死他了！
e.g. Oh my God he's shot somebody...
我的天哪！他开枪打人了。

3. 神
In many religions, a god is one of the spirits or beings that are believed to have power over a particular part of the world or nature.

e.g. ...Pan, the God of nature.
自然之神，潘
e.g. ...Zeus, king of the gods.
众神之王，宙斯

4. 极受尊崇的人；影响极大的人
Someone who is admired very much by a person or group of people, and who influences them a lot, can be referred to as a god .

e.g. To his followers he was a god.
在追随者眼中，他就是神。

5. see also: act of God

6. 愿上帝阻止这样的事情；但愿这样的事不会发生
If you say God forbid, you are expressing your hope that something will not happen.

e.g. If, God forbid, something goes wrong, I don't know what I would do.
如果哪儿出点儿岔子，我会不知所措的，但愿这样的事情不会发生。

7. 上帝的恩赐；十全十美的人
If a person thinks they are God's gift to someone or something, they think they are perfect or extremely good.

e.g. Are men god's gift to women? Some of them think they are.
男人是上帝赐予女人的礼物吗？有些男人就是这样认为的。

8. （警告语）愿上帝保佑你
You use God help you to warn someone that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do a particular thing.

e.g. God help him if he gets in my way...
他要是跟我作对，那就让上帝保佑他吧。
e.g. The boss says you must wear a tie. And God help you if you don't.
老板说你得打领带，如果不听你会倒霉的。

9. 愿上帝保佑…
If you feel sorry for someone because they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially if you think that nobody can help them, you can say God help them.

e.g. 'God help them,' he said. 'They're beyond help.'
“愿上帝保佑他们吧，”他说，“谁也帮不了他们了。”

10. 真讨厌；真烦人
If you say God help us, you mean that you have negative feelings about the person or situation you are talking about.

e.g. The first song is 11 minutes long, the last nearly the same, and, God help us, there's a drum solo along the way.
第一首歌有11分钟长，最后一首也差不多长，唉，上帝啊，中间还有一个击鼓独奏。

11. （表示强调）只有上帝知道，天晓得
You can say God knows ,God only knows, or God alone knows to emphasize that you do not know something.

e.g. Gunga spoke God knows how many languages...
天晓得贡嘎会讲多少门语言。
e.g. God alone knows what she thinks.
只有天晓得她在想什么。

12. （表示不知道答案）天晓得
If someone says God knows in reply to a question, they mean that they do not know the answer.

e.g. 'Where is he now?' 'God knows.'
“他现在在哪里？”“天晓得。”

13. （基督教的）牧师，神父
The term a man of God is sometimes used to refer to Christian priests or ministers.

e.g. I am a man of God.
我是个牧师。

14. （用来强调生气、懊恼或吃惊）究竟什么/ 究竟为什么/究竟如何
If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name ,why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.

e.g. What in God's name do you expect me to do?...
你究竟要我做什么？
e.g. Why in God's name did you have to tell her?
为什么你非得告诉她呢？

15. 俨然一副上帝的样子；表现得无所不能
If someone plays God, they act as if they have unlimited power and can do anything they want.

e.g. You have no right to play God in my life!
你无权对我的人生指手画脚！

16. （强调愿望之强烈）老天保佑，求求上天帮忙
You say please God to emphasize a strong hope, wish, or desire that you have.

e.g. Please God, let him telephone me now.
拜托老天了，让他现在就给我来个电话吧。

17. （表示强调）我向上帝祈祷/我真诚地希望/我向上帝发誓
You can use God in expressions such as I hope to God, or I wish to God, or I swear to God, in order to emphasize what you are saying.

e.g. I hope to God they are paying you well...
我真希望他们给你一份好的酬劳。
e.g. I wish to God I hadn't met you.
我真希望我不曾认识你。

18. 如系天意；如一切顺利
If you say God willing, you are saying that something will happen if all goes well.

e.g. God willing, there will be a breakthrough.
如果一切顺利，将会取得突破性的进展。

19. to put the fear of God into someone - see fear
honest to God - see honest
in the lap of the gods - see lap
for God's sake - see sake
thank God - see thank

名词厨房; 厨师

1. 厨房
A kitchen is a room that is used for cooking and for household jobs such as washing dishes.

形容词令人愉快的; 宜人; 令人非常高兴的，讨人喜欢的

1. 令人高兴的;使人愉快的;给人快乐的
If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.

e.g. It was the most delightful garden I had ever seen...
这是我所见过的最惹人喜爱的花园。
e.g. She remembered Lucy as beautiful, charming and absolutely delightful.
她记得的露西漂亮、迷人，而且非常讨人喜欢。