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 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。
The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan.
他们吃了那地的出产，第二日吗哪就止住了，以色列人也不再有吗哪了。那一年，他们却吃迦南地的出产。
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。
Our ancestors ate manna in the desert.
我们的祖先在沙漠吃天赐的食物。
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！
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！
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。
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。
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。
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。