vt.　求神赐福于 ask God's favour and protection for

　bless　的基本意思是“求上帝或神赐福与某人〔物，事物〕”，与宗教崇拜有关。用作及物动词，以赐福〔保佑〕的对象为宾语；在古旧用法或口语中bless可表示惊奇，尤用于感叹句中；在委婉语中bless还可作“诅咒，使倒霉；谴责”解，常与if引导的条件句连用。

　Bless me!　我的天哪！
　Bless me!He's won again.　好家伙，他又赢了！
　Bless me!Where's my wallet?　天哪，我的钱包哪去了?
　Bless me if it isn't my old friend!　如果这不是我的老朋友，让我眼睛瞎掉。
　Bless you!　太谢谢你了！
　Bless you, my boy!　祝福你，我的孩子！
　The priest blessed the old woman.　牧师为这位老太太祝福。
　The priest blessed the harvest.　牧师祈求丰收。
　The priest blessed the bread and wine before the celebration of the Eucharist.　牧师先将面包和酒圣洁化，然后开始圣餐仪式。
　The priest blessed the ship before it left port.　牧师祈祷上帝保佑那艘船一路顺风。
　She blessed them for their patience.　她感谢他们容忍了她。
　May you be blessed and have strength and prosperity.　祝你健康幸福。
　I'm blessed if I go with her.　我真的不会跟她一起去。
　I'm blessed if I do!　如果我去做，不得好死！

 ♣ bless in　(v.+prep.)
　有幸拥有…而感到幸福　be favoured with (sb or sth)
　He is blessed in his children.　他为自己有子女而感到幸福。
　He is blessed in having such a good wife.　他有幸娶到如此一位贤妻。
　He is blessed in having such a family.　他为有这样一个家庭而感到幸福。
 ♣ bless with　(v.+prep.)
1. 施惠或赐福于 give (sb or oneself) a special gift of (sth, often a quality)
　May God bless you with a long life!　愿上帝保佑你长寿！
2. 有幸拥有 be favoured with (sb or sth)
　She is blessed with immense talent and boundless energy.　她才智非凡，精力无限。
　He is blessed with excellent health.　他有非常健康的体魄。
　I have never been a rich man, but I have always been blessed with good health.　我从来没有发过财，但我的身体一直是健康的。
　This country is blessed with natural resources.　这个国家有幸拥有自然资源。

 ♣ bless, bliss
　这两个词词形相近，但意思不同。bless意为“祝福”“祈求”，是及物动词；bliss意为“快乐”或“幸福”，是名词。