/gɒd ||; gɑd/noun1 [sing] God (not used with the 不与the连用) the being or spirit in Christianity, Islam and Judaism who people pray to and who people believe created the universe （基督教、伊斯兰教和犹太教）宇宙万物的创造者，主宰: Do you believe in God? 你信上帝吗？Muslims worship God in a mosque. 穆斯林在清真寺做礼拜。
2 (feminine goddess) [sing] a being or spirit that people believe has power over a particular part of nature or that represents a particular quality 神: Mars was the Roman god of war and Venus was the goddess of love. 马尔斯是古罗马的战神，维纳斯是爱神。
‘God’ is used in a number of expressions. Some people think that it is wrong to use God's name in this way. Oh my God! expresses surprise or shock: Oh my God! I've won the lottery! We use ‘thank God’ when we are happy and relieved about something: Thank God you've arrived -- I was beginning to think you'd had an accident. We use ‘for God's sake’ when we are asking somebody to do something and want to sound more urgent or when we are angry with somebody: For God's sake, shut up! 很多词组都有God这个词。有些人认为这是亵渎神灵。Oh my God!表示惊奇╱震惊：Oh my God! I've won the lottery!我的天啊！我中了彩票！thank God表示庆幸：Thank God you've arrived -- I was beginning to think you'd had an accident. 谢天谢地，你终于到了，我还以为你出事了呢。要求对方赶紧做某事或表示愤怒，可以说for God's sake：For God's sake, shut up!快给我住口！