saint

noun

1. （因其言行而被基督教会追封的）圣人，圣徒
   a person that the Christian Church recognizes as being very holy, because of the way they have lived or died
   1. St John
      圣约翰
   2. St Valentine's Day
      圣瓦伦廷节（情人节）
   3. The children were all named after saints.
      这些孩子都取了圣徒的名字。
2. 圣人般的人（指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人）
   a very good, kind or patient person
   1. She's a saint to go on living with that man.
      能继续和那个男人一起生活，她简直是圣人。
   2. His behaviour would try the patience of a saint .
      他的行为就是再有修养的人也难以忍受。

The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. 用作头衔时通常读作 /sənt/。


1. N-COUNT; N-TITLE (基督教正式追封的)圣徒，圣人
   A saint is someone who has died and been officially recognized and honoured by the Christian church because his or her life was a perfect example of the way Christians should live.
   1. Every parish was named after a saint.
      每个教区都以某位圣徒的名字命名。
   2. ...Saint John.
      圣约翰
2. N-COUNT 至善的人;极有耐心的人;道德高尚的人;圣人般的人
   If you refer to a living person as a saint, you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish.
   1. My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.
      能够忍受我，我的女朋友真的很有耐心。

1. The Dutch developed a custom by which children put out shoes which Saint Nicholas would fill with gifts when he came visiting.
   荷兰人有一套自己的风俗，孩子们会将鞋子放在外面，圣诞老人到来时便会在里面装满礼品。
2. Unfortunately the public conflated fiction with reality and made her into a saint
   不幸的是，公众把小说和现实混为一谈，把她当成了圣徒。
3. I've had enough — there are limits even for the patience of a saint!
   我已经受够了——即使是圣人忍耐也是有限的！
4. Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church
   他们每年在圣十字教堂上演一出剧目。
5. I feel that she would try the patience of a saint.
   我觉得圣人都能被她逼疯。
6. Chiswick church is dedicated to St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors.
   奇西克教堂为水手的守护神圣尼古拉而建。
7. Every parish was named after a saint.
   每个教区都以某位圣徒的名字命名。
8. My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.
   能够忍受我，我的女朋友真的很有耐心。
9. I am no saint.
   我绝非圣贤。
10. She is a real saint.
    她是一个道德高尚的人。
11. He was made a saint.
    他被封为圣人。
12. She is your sister in the flesh& worthless and castaway as she is, she is the daughter of a saint in heaven.
    她是你的亲妹妹。不管她怎样没出息，怎样堕落，她也是一个圣徒的女儿。
13. Saint Joan of arc isn't simple person.
    圣女贞德不是一个普通的人。
14. They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
    他们又在营中嫉妒摩西，和耶和华的圣者亚伦。
15. The saint said, You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him?
    圣人说：你把驴拴好了，可你给它解绳子了吗？
16. The potter did what the saint had said.
    陶工按照圣人说的做了。
17. You're a saint. I'll call you back.
    你太伟大了，我等会打电话给你。
18. You made me want to be a saint.
    你使我想当一个圣人。
19. Are you really a saint?
    你真的是一个圣人吗？
20. This man, joe, is a saint of the right.
    这个人，乔，是个正义的圣人。
21. Knock it off, if you are, then I am a saint.
    少来了，如果你是处男，我就是圣人了。
22. I'm not a miracle, and you are not a saint.
    我不是奇迹，而你也不是圣徒。
23. Companion of St. Michael and St. George St. George is the Patron Saint of England.
    圣迈克尔和圣乔治三等勋章圣乔治是英格兰的守护神。
24. Oh you are a saint, fetching my slippers for me.
    哦你把拖鞋给我拿来了，真是个大好人。
25. I had gone, the patron saint of the tree has been looking at you.
    在我走了以后，守护神一直在树旁看着你。
26. Today I have the patience of a saint.
    今天我有圣人的耐心。
27. Nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
    对圣保罗和明尼阿波利斯的昵称。
28. Thanks, Tom. You're a saint.
    太感谢了，汤姆。你真是圣人。
29. I guess I should head back to Saint louis.
    我想我该回圣路易市了。
30. I know that I am very bad. I am not a saint.
    我知道我很怀，但是我不是圣人。

noun

1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind

   Synonym:    idealparagonnonpareilapotheosisnonesuchnonsuch

2. person of exceptional holiness

   Synonym:    holy manholy personangel

3. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

verb

1. declare (a dead person) to be a saint
   1. After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized

   Synonym:    canonizecanonise

2. hold sacred

   Synonym:    enshrine