词汇 | ministering-angel |
释义 | ministering angel noun[ C ] UKhumorousuk /ˌmɪn.ɪ.stə.rɪŋ ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ us /ˌmɪn.ə.stɚ.ɪŋ ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ a very kind person, usually a woman, who takes care of people who are ill救死扶伤的天使,看护天使 Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally acupuncturist aid worker ambulanceman ambulancewoman brain surgeon candy striper care navigator casualty officer dentist medico nephrologist non-doctor nonphysician NP nurse consultant staff nurse stretcher-bearer surgeon urologist white coat Examples of ministering angelministering angel Similar to soldiers, nurses felt the need to live up to certain patriotic ideals—in their case, the “ministeringangel” who approached the wounded with a stoic compassion. The ideal holiday in bed does not require the presence of a ministeringangel in the room all day. From Project Gutenberg It is all very fine to be called a ministeringangel, but it is pleasanter to minister to those who are appreciative. From Project Gutenberg So attentive was my landlady that she was a ministeringangel. From Project Gutenberg She gaily recounted her climax of confusion and weariness, and the sudden appearance of this ministeringangel. From Project Gutenberg In this trying crisis his sister proved a ministeringangel. From Project Gutenberg I thought she was happy in being a ministeringangel herself. From Project Gutenberg The grocer's weak eyes honored a ministeringangel. From Project Gutenberg But when he descried a "ministeringangel" he made haste and hid behind a hedge or took to the woods. From Project Gutenberg He had only been admitted that morning, and now he looked pleadingly up at the "ministeringangel" who stood at his bedside. From Project Gutenberg The sick and suffering shared her loving care; and they blessed her—well might they—when she stood so often like a ministeringangel beside them. From Project Gutenberg He was a ministeringangel to them, friend, physician, and sometimes nurse. From Project Gutenberg Among these needy folk the young minister's wife moved about like a ministeringangel. From Project Gutenberg A friend, a ministeringangel, in subjection; a fiend, a fury, a monster, ready to devour the world, if ungoverned. From Project Gutenberg A ministeringangel is she, whose words are balm, whose presence brings sweet life into dark spaces. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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