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

• That manna should fall from heaven, or water gush forth from a rock?
  在比如说从天堂降下的源源能量和岩石中迸发出来的水流？
• 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！
• I mean, it's like the original story of Manna from heaven.
  我的意思是，就像来自天堂的吗哪的故事一样。
• The revealed documents were manna for journalists.
  这些披露出的文件让记者们如获至宝。
• 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？
• And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
  诗78：24降吗哪像雨给他们吃、将天上的粮食赐给他们。
• 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。
• Ouench my thirst, Lord be my manna, Fill me with Thy power Lord.
  解我饥渴，作我灵粮，充满生命能力。
• 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。
• Our ancestors ate manna in the desert.
  我们的祖先在沙漠吃天赐的食物。