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单词 bonanza
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Definition of bonanza in English:

bonanza

noun bəˈnanzəbəˈnænzə
  • 1A situation which creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.

    a natural gas bonanza for Britain
    as modifier a bonanza year for the computer industry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Scotland's water is now regarded as a new profit bonanza for the collapsing privatised English water companies.
    • The season of festive goodwill to all men produces a bonanza for family lawyers.
    • Many politicians, bureaucrats and their families have benefited from this bonanza created on the backs of cheap immigrant labour.
    • All three shows are large and will travel, making this a bonanza opportunity to explore new aspects of both artists and to see some rarely lent pictures.
    • This sure seems a bonanza opportunity for both designers and customers with a discerning eye.
    • However, there is no great bonanza of wealth awaiting Ireland in the Atlantic waters.
    • Experts have predicted that internet retailers will benefit more than ever before from the festive bonanza.
    • Scottish universities are preparing for a cash bonanza as the number of overseas students is predicted to double in the next 15 years.
    • Sixty years later he was amazed that more timber was being cut than during the bonanza era of lumbering.
    • Spate of mergers and acquisitions brings a bonanza for investment banks
    • Thus, the beneficiaries of this scheme will get a double bonanza, a savings on their tuition fees and an international exposure.
    • This could be a bonanza for communities, politicians and lobbyists.
    • An American firm predicts a bonanza as graphics processors make the £100 computer a reality
    • It would also create enormous problems of definition and entitlement and a bonanza for lawyers.
    • Fiji's mahogany may not prove to be the bonanza everyone once dreamed of but there's still potentially plenty to gain.
    • As one would expect, most state and local governments responded to this apparent bonanza by increasing spending.
    • For many of the country's champions, gold medals are tickets to financial bonanzas.
    • Should they hit the bonanza with a film, the rewards can vary from £50,000 to £250,000.
    • This tribal inferiority complex is what helped make the Rocky movies a box-office bonanza.
    • Such a massive increase to those lawyers who have already enjoyed a bonanza from the Tribunal is a contemptuous slap in the face to the ordinary worker.
    • Day after day of bitter cold and cold winds blowing making life miserable for us all - all but the heating oil companies who are having a bonanza year.
    • We joined the Common Market, which was going to give us all a bonanza of prosperity.
    • The TV executives predict a bonanza rating since both boxers are proven crowd pleasers.
    • I think it's important to emphasise that the government contracted a price which really was a bonanza price for the operators.
    • There is going to be a bonanza night of fun and entertainment taking place in the Ramblers Rest on Easter Sunday.
    Synonyms
    windfall, godsend
    stroke/run of luck, boon, bonus, blessing, benefit, advantage
    pennies from heaven, manna from heaven
    informal jackpot
    literary benison
    1. 1.1 A large amount of something desirable.
      the festive feature-film bonanza
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A large number of people visiting the exhibition grounds thronged the Kalavedika where they were feasted to a cultural bonanza.
      • The second half saw them totally dominate play and further goals from Elliot Scott and Liam Walsh completed the goal bonanza.
      • Charities in Hyndburn are set to benefit from a cash bonanza.
      • A steady stream of people from all over the City are flocking shopping malls to avail themselves of the special festival bonanzas.
      • Members are treated to a cultural bonanza during festivals bringing to the fore the rich tradition of Kerala.
      • He told the News natural gas projects would continue the jobs bonanza of the Darwin railway.
      • None of the predictions about a ticketing bonanza had come true.
      • People are being urged to ditch low-paid unskilled work to take advantage of a jobs bonanza in the construction industry in Bradford.
      • Kairali is airing a continuous 36-hour-long festival bonanza from Wednesday to Friday.
      • Could we turn our present oversupply in South Australia and Victoria into a cash bonanza?
      Synonyms
      award, reward, premium

Origin

Early 19th century (originally US, especially with reference to success when mining): from Spanish, literally 'fair weather, prosperity', from Latin bonus 'good'.

  • Bonanza first referred in the US to success when mining. It is a Spanish word meaning ‘fair weather, prosperity’, from Latin bonus ‘good’.

Rhymes

Braganza, Constanza, extravaganza, kwanza, organza, Panzer, stanza
 
 

Definition of bonanza in US English:

bonanza

nounbəˈnænzəbəˈnanzə
  • 1A situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.

    as modifier a bonanza year for the computer industry
    a bonanza in military sales
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An American firm predicts a bonanza as graphics processors make the £100 computer a reality
    • Many politicians, bureaucrats and their families have benefited from this bonanza created on the backs of cheap immigrant labour.
    • For many of the country's champions, gold medals are tickets to financial bonanzas.
    • Scotland's water is now regarded as a new profit bonanza for the collapsing privatised English water companies.
    • Thus, the beneficiaries of this scheme will get a double bonanza, a savings on their tuition fees and an international exposure.
    • Should they hit the bonanza with a film, the rewards can vary from £50,000 to £250,000.
    • However, there is no great bonanza of wealth awaiting Ireland in the Atlantic waters.
    • As one would expect, most state and local governments responded to this apparent bonanza by increasing spending.
    • Spate of mergers and acquisitions brings a bonanza for investment banks
    • It would also create enormous problems of definition and entitlement and a bonanza for lawyers.
    • This tribal inferiority complex is what helped make the Rocky movies a box-office bonanza.
    • This could be a bonanza for communities, politicians and lobbyists.
    • Fiji's mahogany may not prove to be the bonanza everyone once dreamed of but there's still potentially plenty to gain.
    • Sixty years later he was amazed that more timber was being cut than during the bonanza era of lumbering.
    • Scottish universities are preparing for a cash bonanza as the number of overseas students is predicted to double in the next 15 years.
    • This sure seems a bonanza opportunity for both designers and customers with a discerning eye.
    • All three shows are large and will travel, making this a bonanza opportunity to explore new aspects of both artists and to see some rarely lent pictures.
    • I think it's important to emphasise that the government contracted a price which really was a bonanza price for the operators.
    • We joined the Common Market, which was going to give us all a bonanza of prosperity.
    • Such a massive increase to those lawyers who have already enjoyed a bonanza from the Tribunal is a contemptuous slap in the face to the ordinary worker.
    • The TV executives predict a bonanza rating since both boxers are proven crowd pleasers.
    • There is going to be a bonanza night of fun and entertainment taking place in the Ramblers Rest on Easter Sunday.
    • Experts have predicted that internet retailers will benefit more than ever before from the festive bonanza.
    • The season of festive goodwill to all men produces a bonanza for family lawyers.
    • Day after day of bitter cold and cold winds blowing making life miserable for us all - all but the heating oil companies who are having a bonanza year.
    Synonyms
    windfall, godsend
    1. 1.1 A large amount of something desirable.
      the festive feature film bonanza
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A large number of people visiting the exhibition grounds thronged the Kalavedika where they were feasted to a cultural bonanza.
      • Charities in Hyndburn are set to benefit from a cash bonanza.
      • Could we turn our present oversupply in South Australia and Victoria into a cash bonanza?
      • He told the News natural gas projects would continue the jobs bonanza of the Darwin railway.
      • None of the predictions about a ticketing bonanza had come true.
      • The second half saw them totally dominate play and further goals from Elliot Scott and Liam Walsh completed the goal bonanza.
      • People are being urged to ditch low-paid unskilled work to take advantage of a jobs bonanza in the construction industry in Bradford.
      • Members are treated to a cultural bonanza during festivals bringing to the fore the rich tradition of Kerala.
      • A steady stream of people from all over the City are flocking shopping malls to avail themselves of the special festival bonanzas.
      • Kairali is airing a continuous 36-hour-long festival bonanza from Wednesday to Friday.
      Synonyms
      award, reward, premium

Origin

Early 19th century (originally US, especially with reference to success when mining): from Spanish, literally ‘fair weather, prosperity’, from Latin bonus ‘good’.

 
 
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