boon

[US]/buːn/
[UK]/buːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 利益,優勢,有用的東西
adj. 令人愉快的,慷慨的
Word Forms
複數boons

Phrases & Collocations

receive a boon

獲得恩惠

boon companion

恩友

Example Sentences

a boon companion to all.

對所有人而言,都是一位絕佳的伴侶。

Radio is a boon to the blind.

無線電對盲人來說是一項福音。

the route will be a boon to many travellers.

這條路線對許多旅客來說將是一項福音。

ask a boon (of sb.)

請求某人的恩惠

A spanking breeze is a boon to sailors.

一陣清新的海風對水手們來說是一項福音。

I'm not exactly the Mills and Boon tall dark stranger.

我並非完全是 Mills and Boon 筆下的高大而神秘的陌生人。

A bicycle is a real boon when you live in a small town.

如果你住在小鎮,一輛自行車確實是一項福音。

The monitor is a person who seldom asks a boon of others.

監控人員是很少向他人請求恩惠的人。

Boon walked in and quieted the engine.

布恩走進來,平息了引擎。

A car is a real boon when you live in the country.

如果你住在鄉村,一輛汽車確實是一項福音。

These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.

這些機器已經被證明對殘疾人士來說是一項福音。

The building scheme comes as an enormous boon for the building industry.

該建築方案對建築行業來說是一項巨大的福音。

Real-world Examples

That would be a huge boon to colonization.

這將對殖民化產生巨大的好處。

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Through one lens, this is a boon for competition.

從一個角度來看,這對競爭來說是一大好處。

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

That would be an obvious boon.

這將是明顯的好處。

Source: The Economist - Technology

Yet even if solar power is a boon to consumers, it threatens some utilities.

即使太陽能對消費者來說是一大好處,它也威脅到了一些公用事業。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He says, Branch has been a boon for his business.

他說,Branch 對他的生意來說是一大好處。

Source: VOA Standard Speed February 2016 Collection

The miscarriage of justice was a boon for the labor movement.

司法公正的失敗對勞工運動來說是一大好處。

Source: Selected English short passages

At last Hook had got the boon for which he craved.

最後,Hook 得到了他所渴望的好處。

Source: Peter Pan

Having a parent who is a teacher is a real boon to the kids.

孩子們來說,有一位教師父母是真正的福音。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Such programmes have proved a boon to American carriers in the pandemic.

在疫情期間,這類項目對美國航空公司來說是一大福音。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Derek also says this energy crisis is a boon for fossil fuel producers.

Derek 也說,這場能源危機對化石燃料生產商來說是一大福音。

Source: Financial Times

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