angel
noun [ C ] uk/ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ us/ˈeɪn.dʒəl/
B1 天使
a spiritual being in some religions who is believed to be a messenger of God, usually represented as having a human form with wings
According to the Bible, an angel told Mary that she would have God's son, Jesus. 据《圣经》所述，一位天使告知马利亚她将生下上帝之子耶稣。
（善良、乐于助人的）安琪儿;善人;仁慈的人
someone who is very good, helpful, or kind
Be an angel and help me with this. 行个好，帮我把这个做了。
[ as form of address ]（用来称呼非常喜爱和熟悉的人）小天使，宝贝，乖乖
used when speaking to someone you like very much and know very well
What's the matter, angel? 怎么啦，宝贝？
Come along, my angels, time for bed. 来吧，我的宝贝们，该睡觉了。
(also angel investor)出资人，赞助人
a rich person who invests in a new company
Wealthy individual investors, known as angels, differ from lenders in that they want a stake in your business. 个体出资人是富裕的个人，跟放贷人不同，他们希望在所投资公司获得一定股份。
- More examples
- She sings like an angel!
- She has the face of an angel.
- The central twelve-foot column is surmounted by a bronze angel with outspread wings.
- She had visions in which the angel Gabriel appeared to her.
- The angels in the painting have beatific smiles.
Idioms
be no angelidiom 有时会表现很坏
to sometimes behave badly
He's no angel but he can't be blamed for everything that has happened. 他有时会表现很差，但也不能把发生的一切都归咎于他。
be on the side of the angelsidiom UK 在道义一方;在善的一方
to be doing something good or kind
He was, in this matter at least, firmly on the side of the angels. 至少在这件事情上，他坚决站在了道义的一方。