heaven help somebodya) DANGEROUSused to express sympathy for someone who is in a dangerous or difficult situation 愿上天保佑某人〔用于对有危险或处于困境的人表示同情〕 ‘The two boys are going to the dentist on Thursday.’ ‘Heaven help the dentist.’ “这两个男孩星期四要去看牙医。”“愿上天保佑那位牙医。”
b) ANGRYused to say that you will be very angry with someone if they do something 饶不了某人 Heaven help him if he ever comes back here again! 要是他再回到这里来,我一定饶不了他!
heaven help somebody• Heaven help us if it snows again.
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