God help someone

短语

释义与例句

interj.
  1. 1.

    Expressing pity, commiseration, or benediction (in a literally or figuratively religious way).

    God help him, he's just trying to stay afloat.

    Well, you certainly tried your best, God help you.

  2. 2.

    Expressing a threat or a warning to the person who violates some rule or condition. (The implication is that something so bad will happen, such as the speaker punishing the other person or a disaster ensuing, that the other person will need God's protection from that wrath or calamity.)

    God help you

    God help them

    God help you if you break my equipment because you were acting like a bull in a china shop. [ = I'll beat your ass if you do that.]

    God help you if you set sail in this weather. [ = You'll be lucky to survive if you do that.]

  3. 3.

    An expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those.

    Near-synonyms: lawdamercy; Jesus Christ; Jesus, Mary and Joseph; Lord love a duck

    God help me

    God help us

    God help us! They're actually going to run an AI arms race without bothering to agree a framework for AI safety first.

    They might just have the tiger by the tail, God help us.

    I'm going to have a go, God help me. Wish me luck.

词源

Compare Old English God helpe sumes mannes.

来源：wiktionary