●God/Heaven forˈbid (that…) ( humorousorold use, less frequentHeaven forˈfend (that…)) (spoken) used to say that you hope that sth will not happen（表示不希望某事发生）但愿上帝／老天不准（…发生）◆‘Maybe you’ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘Heaven forbid!’ “也许你最终会成为律师，就跟我一样。”“但愿不会！”(Some people find this use offensive.有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。)
