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

• 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？
• Our ancestors ate manna in the desert.
  我们的祖先在沙漠吃天赐的食物。
• 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。
• The manna was like coriander seed and looked like resin.
  这吗哪仿佛芫荽子，又好象珍珠。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• Manna was a sweet gum or resin type of bread that God supernaturally sent from Heaven.
  吗哪是一种神从天上降下的甜味薄并。
• The revealed documents were manna for journalists.
  这些披露出的文件让记者们如获至宝。
• People can't do something themselves, they manna tell you you can't do it.
  那些一事无成的人会告诉你你也成不了大器。