(1)天堂(國(guó))(place where God or the gods live and where good people go when they die)[U](不用the)：ascend into/go to～升入天堂; (sb's soul) rest in～(某人的靈魂)在天堂中安息;〖同〗paradise;〖反〗hell;
(2)上帝(天)(God)[C，有時(shí)pl](不加the)(亦作H～)：H～'s will 天意;H～will help you in your present troubles. 上帝會(huì)幫助你應(yīng)付你目前的麻煩。(May)H～forbid! 天理不容!
(3)極樂(之地)(place or state of supreme happiness)[U，C]：be in～when... 當(dāng)……時(shí)(某人)幸福極了;It is absolute～to get home after a day out in the rain.下著雨在外邊呆了一天之后回家真是太美了。Lying on the beach in the sunshine is～.躺在撒滿陽(yáng)光的海灘上真是幸福極了!a～on earth 人間天堂;〖同〗paradise;〖反〗hell;
(4)天(空)(sky above one)[pl]：raise one's eyes to the～s 抬眼望天空;scan the～s(through the telescope)(用望遠(yuǎn)鏡)仔細(xì)搜索著天空;(snow) fall from the～s(雪)從天而降;
(Good) Heavens;Heavens above(用以表示驚訝)天哪!老天爺呀!H～s! What a gigantic birthday cake! 天哪!多么大的生日蛋糕啊!Good H～s! It'll get into the paper.老天爺呀!這將刊登在報(bào)紙上。
seventh heaven 極大的愉快，高興之極：I was in the seventh～of delight.我欣喜若狂。
→?heaven-′sent adj 發(fā)生在非常好的時(shí)機(jī)的;非常幸運(yùn)的;′heavenward(s) adv 朝天，向天上;′heavenly adj天(空)的;天國(guó)的;神圣的;極好的