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

• Experienced a cold winter, her children have become so fragile, so she gave them manna from heaven, the children know that mother's milk, she did not abandon them!
  经历了一个寒冷的冬季，她的孩子都变得那样脆弱，于是她又给他们甘霖，孩子们知道那是母亲的乳汁，她没有抛弃他们！
• Our ancestors ate manna in the desert.
  我们的祖先在沙漠吃天赐的食物。
• 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！
• For a town stuck eating sardines, this is totally manna from heaven.
  作为一个一直以沙丁鱼为主食的小镇，这完全是天堂的恩赐。
• The bingeing US consumer was Asia's manna from heaven.
  美国消费者的大手大脚，对于亚洲而言犹如天降甘露。
• 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。
• The revealed documents were manna for journalists.
  这些披露出的文件让记者们如获至宝。
• Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.
  吃这粮的人，就永远活着，不像你们的祖宗吃过吗哪还是死了。
• 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？
• 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。