boon

英 [buːn]

美 [buːn]

n.  非常有用的东西; 益处

复数：boons　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11528 / COCA.11451

牛津词典

noun

• 非常有用的东西；益处
  something that is very helpful and makes life easier for you
  1. The new software will prove a boon to Internet users.
     这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 给生活带来方便的事物
  You can describe something as aboonwhen it makes life better or easier for someone.
  1. It is for this reason that television proves such a boon to so many people...
     就是因为这个原因，电视才会给这么多人带来如此大的便利。
  2. This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
     这种电池充电器是摄影工作者的好帮手。

英英释义

noun

• a desirable state
  1. enjoy the blessings of peace
  2. a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
  Synonym:blessing

adj

• very close and convivial
  1. boon companions

双语例句

• She has become Charles boon's steady girlfriend.
  她已经成了查尔斯布恩关系固定了的女友。
• In short, simplification and reform would be an enormous boon to the economy.
  简而言之，简化和改革会给经济带来巨大益处。
• Brahma granted him the boon.
  梵天给予了他这一神灵保佑。
• Block trades have also proved a boon for investment banks that prefer rapid-fire deals.
  大宗交易对偏好快速交易的投行也是一大福利。
• The expansion of free markets has indeed been a boon to Africa.
  自由市场的扩张的确为非洲带来了好处。
• This handy pocket dictionary is a boon to me.
  这本灵便的袖珍词典对我很有用处。
• Cromwell secured the boon by the timely present of some choice sweetmeats to Pope Julius II.
  他不失时机地对教皇朱利乌斯二世甜言蜜语、巧言令色，确保了这一恩惠的获得。
• Do you find this dictionary a boon?
  你发现这本字典有用吗？
• This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
  这种电池充电器是摄影工作者的好帮手。
• Automation can be a boon to productivity – but is not a necessity in performing MDD.
  自动化会带了很高的生产力&但是在执行MDD的时候那并非是必须的。