Boon
[ bʊn ]
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n. 恩惠;福利;
adj. 快乐的;<古>慷慨的;
💡 词根助记
boon=bon好 → 恩惠
📝 例句
He has a couple of boon companions.
他有几个爱吃喝交际的朋友。
Such a spectacle is a boon to the moujik.
这一类景象对于庄稼汉来说是一个大饱眼福的机会。
May I ask a boon of you?
我能请你帮个忙吗？
This handy pocket dictionary is a boon to me.
这本灵便的袖珍词典对我很有用处。
ask a boon of a person
请求某人
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ moon-月亮,boon-恩惠:从月亮上得到恩惠→嫦娥
※ boon-恩惠,bone-骨头:骨头是非常有用的东西,尤其是对狗而言
※ boo-似数字“600”,n-拼音“牛”:送你600头牛作为福利,大大的恩惠啊
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
boon
n
1 (dated 旧) request or favour (used esp with the vs shown) 请求, 恩惠（尤与下列动词连用）
ask a boon of sb 请求某人赐惠 * grant a boon 施恩.
2 thing that one is thankful for; benefit; advantage 所感激的事; 好处; 利益
Parks are a great boon to people in big cities. 在大城市里, 公园是人们的好去处.
A warm coat is a real boon in cold weather. 寒衣在天冷时是至宝.
boon adj (idm 习语) a boon companion cheerful friend with whom one enjoys spending time 好友
Bill and Bob are boon companions. 比尔和鲍勃是很合得来的朋友.
🔁 扩展释义
*[bu:n]n. 恩惠相关词组: ask a boon of sb
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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He says it's to save the taxpayers' money,
他说这是为了要节省纳税人的钱，
You can't do this to me.
你不能这么对我。
Well, I think at the beginning we'd rather have some fairly quiet and peaceful music.
好，我想，开始时，我们宁可听些柔和舒缓的音乐。