汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 神差鬼使
神差鬼使
the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
As if there were ghosts and gods supporting him, he unconsciously did what he didn't expect to do
谓某些凑巧的事发生,像有鬼神在暗中操纵﹑指使。常用以比喻预料不到﹑不由自主。
shén chà/chā/chāi/cī guǐ 使 shǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

然而在实际生活中, 有些事情有时候的确好象神差鬼使一样地促成了一些除了十九世纪小说家外谁也不会相信的巧合。

Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.