| 单词 | boon |
| 释义 | boon /buːn/ noun [countable usually singular] USEFULsomething that is very useful and makes your life a lot easier or better 裨益；为生活带来方便的东西；有用之物 The bus service is a real boon to people in the village. 公共汽车服务对村里的人来说是一大便利之处。Examples from the Corpusboon• But with careful management the carp can still be a boon to water authorities.• But I would crave a boon for myself and my successors.• For some estate agents, though, it is a boon.• Is snow an environmental boon or a menace?• It also is a great boon to vegetarians who can cook grains and dried beans in 12 minutes or less.• A recently acquired photo-copier has proved a great time-saving boon for note taking.• The law is a special boon to those, like top corporate honchos, who are due large sums of deferred compensation.• Their boon is life for ever freed from toil.Origin boon (1100-1200) Old Norse “prayer, request”boon nounChinese useful and very that Corpus is makes something |
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