angel

angel
noun
  1. a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe
    （传统上为穿长袍有翅膀的人形）天使，上帝的使者
    God sent an angel to talk to Gideon.
    上帝派了一个使者来和基甸谈话。
    the Angel of Death.
    死神。
    Ella, ever the angel of mercy, organized the girls into baking biscuits.
    埃拉永远是富有同情心的天使，组织女孩们烘饼干。
    ■an attendant spirit, especially a benevolent one
    （尤指仁慈的）精灵，保护神。 参见 guardian angel
    there was an angel watching over me.
    有精灵在保护着我。
    ■(informal)a financial backer of an enterprise, typically in the theatre
    (非正式)（主要指戏剧表演的）赞助人
    ■(in traditional Christian angelology) a being of the lowest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy
    （传统基督教天使学用语）第九级天使
    ■(Angel). short for Hell's Angel
    Hell's Angel 简称
    ■(informal)an unexplained radar echo
    (非正式)仙波，雷达回响
  2. a person of exemplary conduct or virtue
    纯洁善良的人，安琪儿
    women were then seen as angels or whores.
    那时妇女被看成或是安琪儿或是妓女。
    I know I'm no angel.
    我知道我不是什么安琪儿。
    ■used in similes or comparisons to refer to a person's outstanding beauty, qualities, or abilities
    [用于比喻，指人的出众美貌、品质或能力]天使般的人
    you sang like an angel.
    你唱得像天使。
    ■used in approval when a person has been or is expected to be kind or willing to oblige
    [用于表示对行善的人或期待他行善的人的赞评]大好人
    be an angel and let us come in.
    行行好，让我们进来。
    ■used as a term of endearment
    [表示爱称]天使
    I miss you too, angel.
    我太想你了，小天使。
  3. a former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon
    天使货币（前英国货币，铸造于爱德华四世和查理斯一世在位期间，上有天使长米迦勒杀龙的图案）
  4. (angels)(aviation slang)an aircraft's altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet)
    (航空俚)飞行高度（常和数字连用表示几千英尺）
    we rendezvous at angels nine.
    我们会合在9,000英尺高度。
常用词组
the angel in the house
  1. (chiefly ironic)a woman who is completely devoted to her husband and family
    (主 讽)家里的天使（指全身心献身于丈夫和家庭的女子）
on the side of the angels
  1. on the side of what is right
    在正确的一方
    we're not in the business of polluting the environment, we're on the side of the angels.
    我们没有干污染环境的事，我们是对的。
语源
  1. Old English engel, ultimately via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek angelos 'messenger'; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French angele
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