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

• 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。
• Brahma granted him the boon.
  梵天给予了他这一神灵保佑。
• 'I really think Charles boon is here at last.'boon had indeed arrived.
  “我真地认为查尔斯布恩终于来到了这儿。”布恩确实已经到达。
• But it may also be a boon to human health.
  可你是否知道这也对人体健康大有益处？
• This handy pocket dictionary is a boon to me.
  这本灵便的袖珍词典对我很有用处。
• Her friendship is a real boon to me.
  她的友情是对我的回报。
• 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。
• Fragile issuers and nervous investors ought to be a boon to insurers.
  脆弱的发行人和紧张的投资者应该对保险公司有所裨益。
• 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。