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

• And yet there lies a possible boon to the out-of-shape among us.
  但是对我们中间身材走样的人来说，这可能是一种福利。
• 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。
• 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。
• It also has been a boon to American exporters because their goods become cheaper for customers abroad.
  它对美国出口商也是个好消息，因为它们的产品在海外的售价降低了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her friendship is a real boon to me.
  她的友情是对我的回报。
• 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。
• 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。
• Meantime, China's trading partners have the boon of cheap goods and low inflation.
  与此同时，中国的贸易伙伴获得了廉价货物和低通胀的好处。