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单词 boon companion
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Definition of boon companion in English:

boon companion

nounˌbuːn kəmˈpanjənˌbun kəmˈpænjən
  • A close friend with whom one enjoys spending time.

    Sid was a boon companion to women
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is the fact he is sinfully handsome, of a superior title, boon friend of the young Queen Victoria and rich.
    • Now Emmy could gab with the boon companion at her side and leave Hector to analyse the performance.
    • It feels as it should: the end of a long quest in the company of boon companions at the end of an age.
    • They are proud of their breed's dual functions as hunter deluxe and boon companion.
    • And Thalia became Moliere's regular visitor, as he turned out one verse comedy after another that showcased his family and boon companions.
    • They seemed boon companions, though, thanks in part to the beer, and the odd sense of relief we felt at getting out of Italy.
    • Donovan, our driver-guide, turned out to be a boon companion.
    • ‘I hope you’ll come,’ she says to Mr Cuddles, her boon companion.
    • That I was sad when it was over - aggrieved that my boon companion of a full month would no longer startle, amaze, entertain or edify me.
    • And all I want you to do is to be a boon companion and advisor.
    • Brad and Ben are boon companions, having done everything there is to do within a 300-mile radius: rock climbing, kitesurfing, road trips to Togo and the Ivory Coast.
    • The ‘optimists’ viewed modern economic growth and its boon companion, industrialization, as unambiguously good - led as they were by good things like the market.
    • Thus equipped he again went abroad, and meeting with one Charles Tucker, a boon companion, laid in wait for the officers above named.
    Synonyms
    companion, bosom friend, best friend, close friend, intimate, confidante, confidant, familiar, soul mate, alter ego, second self, shadow, playmate, playfellow, classmate, schoolmate, workmate, ally, comrade, associate

Origin

Mid 16th century: boon from Old French bon, from Latin bonus 'good'. The early literal sense was 'good fellow', originally denoting a drinking companion.

 
 

Definition of boon companion in US English:

boon companion

nounˌbo͞on kəmˈpanyənˌbun kəmˈpænjən
  • A close friend with whom one enjoys spending time.

    he debated the question with a few boon companions in the barroom
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And all I want you to do is to be a boon companion and advisor.
    • Donovan, our driver-guide, turned out to be a boon companion.
    • They are proud of their breed's dual functions as hunter deluxe and boon companion.
    • ‘I hope you’ll come,’ she says to Mr Cuddles, her boon companion.
    • Now Emmy could gab with the boon companion at her side and leave Hector to analyse the performance.
    • That I was sad when it was over - aggrieved that my boon companion of a full month would no longer startle, amaze, entertain or edify me.
    • It feels as it should: the end of a long quest in the company of boon companions at the end of an age.
    • There is the fact he is sinfully handsome, of a superior title, boon friend of the young Queen Victoria and rich.
    • Brad and Ben are boon companions, having done everything there is to do within a 300-mile radius: rock climbing, kitesurfing, road trips to Togo and the Ivory Coast.
    • And Thalia became Moliere's regular visitor, as he turned out one verse comedy after another that showcased his family and boon companions.
    • The ‘optimists’ viewed modern economic growth and its boon companion, industrialization, as unambiguously good - led as they were by good things like the market.
    • Thus equipped he again went abroad, and meeting with one Charles Tucker, a boon companion, laid in wait for the officers above named.
    • They seemed boon companions, though, thanks in part to the beer, and the odd sense of relief we felt at getting out of Italy.
    Synonyms
    companion, bosom friend, best friend, close friend, intimate, confidante, confidant, familiar, soul mate, alter ego, second self, shadow, playmate, playfellow, classmate, schoolmate, workmate, ally, comrade, associate

Origin

Mid 16th century: boon from Old French bon, from Latin bonus ‘good’. The early literal sense was ‘good fellow’, originally denoting a drinking companion.

 
 
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