| 词汇 | boon-companion |
| 释义 | boon companion noun[ Cusually singular ] literaryuk /ˌbuːn kəmˈpæn.jən/ us /ˌbuːn kəmˈpæn.jən/ a very close friend好朋友;密友 Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries acquaintance acquaintanceship acquainted acquainted with someone amigo compatriot comrade contact list contemporary crony crowd fair-weather friend fam next door non-contemporary office spouse on further acquaintance oppo wingman with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom He gave himself altogether up to pleasure, and imagined there was no sage like a boon companion. He is said to have been a boon companion of Richard II., and remained faithful to that king. He must have been something of a wit, too, in his own circles, having any number of boon companions. Not only was he Pitt's political colleague, but in private life his boon companion. There is a hum of pleasant talk, for each man is a right boon companion. Examples of boon companionboon companion They are each other's boon companions and adored by our family. From Huffington Post He found congenial society there, and, unfortunately for himself, went on with a booncompanion next morning to a larger settlement beside the railroad track. From Project Gutenberg So saying, he enclosed the tract in a fresh envelope, and, in a feigned hand, directed it to his booncompanion. From Project Gutenberg The booncompanion of the colossal elephant was a common cat! From Project Gutenberg Then he used to take me aside as his only booncompanion. From Project Gutenberg He officiated, as is customary among dogs, as guardian and booncompanion to children, all of whom he loved. From Project Gutenberg He had a caustic wit, made an admirable booncompanion, and, having a subtle intellect, was fond of paradoxes and skillful hair-splitting. From Project Gutenberg She judged severely the foibles of her former booncompanion. From Project Gutenberg He had no other motive for wanting to leave his brother out than his shame in having him for booncompanion. From Project Gutenberg He sang a good song, was a booncompanion, and could not resist any temptation to social enjoyment. From Project Gutenberg He had a round, apple-cheeked face and a jovial manner--one of those men whom others like on sight and hail as a booncompanion. From Project Gutenberg The prisoner, who, like all northern woodsmen, found a pipe his booncompanion, filled the bowl with tobacco, and tried to light it. From Project Gutenberg For the poet was a booncompanion at a feast and a great heartbreaker--but his own heart was broken also many times. From Project Gutenberg The speaker's manner was always quiet, but his booncompanion recognized the tone. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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