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

• 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。
• Gough Whitlam's 1971 visit to China helped build economic ties that have been a boon for Australia.
  高夫·惠特拉姆1971年的中国访问帮助澳大利亚和中国建立了经济纽带，使澳大利亚从中得到了实惠。
• Her friendship is a real boon to me.
  她的友情是对我的回报。
• This will be a great boon to my museum business.
  这将会对我的博物馆事物大有裨益。
• Low-cost Chinese imports have been a boon to European consumers, retailers and producers.
  低成本的中国进口产品给欧洲消费者、零售商和生产商带来了实惠。
• China's embrace of globalization has been a great boon for China and the world.
  中国拥抱全球化，已经给中国和世界带来巨大实惠。
• It would also be a boon to his future with the company.
  这还将有利于他今后在公司的发展。
• At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved.
  胡克总算得到了他渴望的酬报。
• The design-patterns movement has been a tremendous boon to the software development world because it supplies nomenclature and exemplars.
  设计模式由于提供了命名法和大量范例而为软件开发界带来了巨大的帮助。
• A depreciating currency can be a boon for some countries, making their exports more competitive.
  货币贬值对某些国家来说可能是好事，让它们的出口更有竞争力。