boon1 /bu：n; bun/ n 1 (liter) request; favour: (文) 要求; 恩惠： ask a ~ of sb; 請(qǐng)求某人賜惠; grant a ~. 施恩; 施恵。 2 advantage; blessing, comfort: 益處; 恩賜; 恩物： Parks are a great ~ to people in big cities. 公園是大都市居民的恩物。 A vacuum cleaner is a tremendous ~ to busy housewives. 真空吸塵器是忙碌家庭主婦的大恩物。