| 词汇 | God forbid |
| 释义 | Idiom God forbid I hope it does not happen.If, God forbid, anything should happen to him I might not want to stay here. Usage notes: also used to suggest that someone would never do something: God forbid they should help someone who isn't paying them for help. God forbid ⇨ God forbid; Gawd forbid; Gawd fer bidnoun 1 a child. Rhyming slang for KID UK, 1909. 2 a Jewish person. Rhyming slang for YID UK, 1960 God forbidA phrase invoking God's protection to keep something from happening. Sometimes used sarcastically or hyperbolically. God forbid I get another ticket on my parents' car. I'll be grounded for a month! God forbid that an R-rated film should have anything offensive in it! God forbid!and Heaven forbid!a phrase expressing the desire that God would forbid the situation that the speaker has just mentioned from ever happening. Tom: It looks like taxes are going up again. Bob: God forbid! Bob: Bill was in a car wreck. I hope he wasn't hurt! Sue: God forbid! God forbidAlso, heaven forbid. May God prevent something from happening or being the case. For example, God forbid that they actually encounter a bear, or Heaven forbid that the tornado pulls off the roof. This term, in which heaven also stands for "God," does not necessarily imply a belief in God's direct intervention but merely expresses a strong wish. [c. 1225] For a synonym, see perish the thought. God/Heaven forˈbid (that...)(also humorous or old use, less frequent Heaven forˈfend (that...)) (spoken) used to say that you hope that something will not happen: ‘Maybe you’ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘Heaven forbid!’(Some people find this use offensive.) |
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