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

• There can be no doubt that the new technology represents a huge boon to the American economy going forward.
  毫无疑问，这项新技术是对推动美国经济继续前进的一项天大的恩赐。
• 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。
• Her friendship is a real boon to me.
  她的友情是对我的回报。
• Do you find this dictionary a boon?
  你发现这本字典有用吗？
• Communication technology has been proved a real boon for people around the world.
  通讯科技已经被证实对全世界的人都是一个真正的好处。
• 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。
• Predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion.
  预消化食物对生病的或者消化功能减弱的人而言是个福音。
• 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。
• 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。