angel
- IPA[ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)l]
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- 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；an attendant spirit, especially a benevolent one
noun: angel, plural noun: angels
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- 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 God sent an angel to talk to Gideon the Angel of Death
- ▪ an attendant spirit, especially a benevolent one there was an angel watching over me 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (in traditional Christian angelology) a being of the lowest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
- ▪ short for Hells Angel
- 2. a person of exemplary conduct or virtue I know I'm no angel their parents think they are angels 同義詞
- ▪ used in similes or comparisons to refer to a person's outstanding beauty, qualities, or abilities you sang like an angel
- ▪ used in approval to a person who is kind or helpful be an angel and let us come in
- ▪ used as a term of endearment I miss you too, angel
- 3. a person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise the longer it takes you to get your product into the marketplace, the longer it will be until the angels get their money back 同義詞
- ▪ a financial backer of a theatrical production every year we raise the money for the next season and we are always looking for an angel
- 4. 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.
- 5. informal an aircraft's altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet) we rendezvous at angels nine
- 6. informal an unexplained radar echo.
- the hallucinogenic drug phencyclidine hydrochloride: he has been addicted to angel dust for two years
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- the hallucinogenic drug phencyclidine hydrochloride: he has been addicted to angel dust for two years
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- a deadly poisonous white toadstool that grows in woodlands and is native to both Eurasia and ...
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- a deadly poisonous white toadstool which grows in woodland, native to Eurasia and North America.
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- an angel shark.
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- a type of pasta consisting of very fine long strands.
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- a member of any of a number of gangs (‘chapters’) of male motorcycle enthusiasts, first formed ...
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- a white edible piddock found on the east coast of North America and in the West Indies.
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- a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally ... God sent an angel to talk to Gideon the Angel of Death
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