1. S 天堂，天国　 palace believed to be the home of God and the angels and of good people after death
2. S 上帝，老天爷　 God; Providence
3. P 天，天空　 the sky, as seen from the earth
4. U C 极为愉快的事或地方　 sth or some place which or where is happy

　go to ～　死去
　move ～ and earth　竭力
　blue ～s　蓝天
　to ～(s)　极度地
　under ～　究竟，到底
　～ on earth　人间天堂

　May her soul rest in heaven.　愿她的灵魂在天堂里安息。
　She is in heaven.　她已仙逝。
　May Heaven help her!　愿上苍帮助她！
　Thank Heaven you were not killed.　感谢苍天，你没被杀死。
　It is Heaven's will.　这是天意。
　They complained to heaven about the tax burden.　他们对沉重的捐税负担怨声载道。
　The lark sings in the heavens.　云雀在天空歌唱。
　The astronomer scanned the heavens through the telescope.　天文学家通过望远镜来观察天空。
　Suddenly, the heavens opened and it started pouring with rain.　突然间，天空像是裂了开来，下起了倾盆大雨。
　It is heaven to be here with you.　能够和你在这儿是件很愉快的事。
　This house is a little heaven.　这房子是个小乐园。
　Great Heavens, how terrible it looks!　天哪，这看上去多么可怕啊！
　Heaven knows you've been working long enough.　你确实干得够久的了。
　Thank heaven(s) it didn't rain!　谢天谢地！总算没下雨！
　By Heaven!I didn't lie.　我起誓，我没说谎。

 ♣ move heaven and earth
　竭尽全力，全力以赴　do one's best to do sth
　He moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington.　他千方百计想被派到华盛顿去。
　I will move heaven and earth to help you.　我将尽最大力量帮助你。
　They moved heaven and earth to finish the work ahead of schedule.　他们为提前完成任务而不遗余力。
 ♣ seventh heaven
　〈口〉极乐，欢天喜地　 state of great happiness
　She was in the seventh heaven of rapture.　她欣喜若狂。
　Just give him a piece of meat and he's in seventh heaven.　只要给他一块肉，他就高兴极了。
 ♣ smell to high heaven
　〈口〉发恶臭　 have a strong unpleasant smell
　The muddy tide flat smelled to high heaven.　多泥的潮汐洼地散发出极为难闻的气味。
 ♣ stink to high heaven
　〈口〉极不诚实的、极腐败的等 seem to be very dishonest, corrupt, etc.
　The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it.　整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。
 ♣ under〔in〕 heaven
　究竟，到底　on earth
　〔说明〕 under〔in〕 heaven通常用于加强语气，常用于特殊疑问句中。
　What under heaven have you told her?　你究竟告诉了她什么?
　How under heaven do you mean?　你到底是什么意思?
　What in heaven happened?　到底发生了什么事?
　Where in heaven were you?　你当时究竟在哪里?
　Who in heaven would have done such a thing?　到底是谁做了这样的事?
 ♣ under the Heavens
　四海之内，普天下　everywhere under the sun
　〔说明〕 本短语中的Heavens有时也可写作单数。
　If they would simply go home, all under the Heavens would be harmonious once more.　只要他们撤回本国去，大家又会相安无事了。
　Are not all under the Heaven one family?　难道普天下所有人不都是一家吗?

 ♣ heaven, sky, space, universe
　这组词都有“天”的意思，它们之间的区别是：heaven指与earth（地）或hell（地狱）相对的“天国，天堂”，也可以指“天空”，常用复数形式heavens; sky意思是“天空”，指广阔的天空或某一地区的“上空，云端”，在文学语言中，有时也用复数形式skies; space作“空间，太空”讲，是普通用语，强调空间概念；universe的意思是“宇宙，全世界，天地万物”，强调物质概念。例如：
　There were no clouds in the sky.　天上没有云。
　Which dares to make sun and moon shine in new skies.　为有牺牲多壮志，敢教日月换新天。
　The earth moves through space.　地球在太空运行。
　Tess was conscious of neither time nor space.　苔丝既没有意识到时间又没有意识到空间。
　Our world is but small part of the universe.　我们的地球只不过是宇宙的一小部分。
　They thought the earth was the centre of the universe.　他们认为地球是宇宙的中心。

　［同义词］ sky, space, universe
　［反义词］ hell
　［词源］　古英语heofon（天，天堂）