boon

boon /buːn/ noun [countableC 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。

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boon• 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”

Chinese

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