从天而降 meaning in Chinese
drop from the clouds; come down from heaven; come from above; descend from heaven to earth; descend [appear] out of the blue; fall from the sky; sudden unexpected arrival; very unexpectedly
Examples
- Then it commenced to rain pieces of steel .
接着，钢铁的碎片象一阵骤雨从天而降。 - Mr. whitelaw's benevolence would descend like soothing balm .
怀特洛先生的仁慈就会象甘露一样从天而降。 - When a blackbird chanced to sing in the upper branches it was as if some angelic being had dropped down out of the sky into that green translucent cloud of leaves .
一只画眉刚巧在高处的树枝中轻啼妙啭的时候，就仿佛是一位天使从天而降，落到那微微透明的绿叶丛中。 - He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner
等待财富从天而降的人三餐不继。 - Did the ingredients of life come from space
地球上的生命，是否都从天而降？