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N-PROPER
天堂;天國
In some religions, heaven is said to be the place where God lives, where good people go when they die, and where everyone is always happy. It is usually imagined as being high up in the sky.
例句
I believed that when I died I would go to heaven and see God.
我相信自己死后會升入天堂，見到上帝。
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N-UNCOUNT
極樂（之地）；天堂般美好（的世界）
You can use heaven to refer to a place or situation that you like very much.
例句
We went touring in Wales and Ireland. It was heaven...
我們去了威爾士和愛爾蘭旅游。那里真是人間仙境。
I was in cinematic heaven.
我簡直是到了觀影者的天堂。
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N-PLURAL
天空
The heavens are the sky.
例句
He walked out into the middle of the road, looking up at the heavens.
他走出去站在大路中間，抬頭仰望著天空。
...a detailed map of the heavens.
詳細的星空圖
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PHRASE
但愿不會這樣;千萬不要這樣;蒼天不容;老天不許
You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
例句
Heaven forbid that he should leave because of me!
但愿他不會因為我而離開！
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EXCLAM
（表示驚訝或強調）天哪
You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
例句
Good Heavens! That explains a lot!...
天哪！這下我明白了！
'I thought you were bringing it.' — 'Heavens, no.'
“我以為你會帶來的。”——“天哪，不會吧。”
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PHRASE
…只有靠天幫忙了;誰也幫不了…了
You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
例句
If this makes sense to our leaders, then heaven help us all...
如果我們的領導人認為這是合情合理的，那么誰也幫不了我們了。
Heaven help the man she marries.
誰要娶了她就只有靠老天保佑了。
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PHRASE
天知道;誰曉得
You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize that you do not know something, or that you find something very surprising.
例句
Heaven knows what they put in it.
天知道他們在里面放了些什么。
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PHRASE
確實;一定;無疑
You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly.
例句
Heaven knows they have enough money...
他們的錢夠多了。
This gained me some thinking time, and heaven knows I needed it.
這為我贏得了一點思考的時間，而我確實非常需要它。
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PHRASE
想盡一切辦法;竭盡全力;千方百計
If you move heaven and earth to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it.
例句
They would move heaven and earth to stop me if they could.
可能的話，他們會千方百計地阻止我。
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PHRASE
（用于以 what、when、who、why 及 how 開頭的疑問句中表示強調）到底，究竟
You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why' and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised.
例句
Where in heaven's name was she?
她到底在哪兒？
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PHRASE
突然下起傾盆大雨
If the heavens open, it suddenly starts raining very heavily.
例句
The match had just begun when the heavens opened and play was suspended.
比賽剛剛開始就突然下起傾盆大雨，所以只好暫停了。