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good thing noun good thing ♦︎ bonus ♦︎ help ♦︎ blessing ♦︎ boon ♦︎ godsendThese are all words for sth that helps sb or is useful to them, or sth that improves a situation. 这些词均表示有助益的事物、好事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a good thing / bonus / blessing / boon / godsend for sb◆a bonus / help / blessing / boon / godsend to sb◆a good thing / bonus / help / blessing that...◆a real / great bonus / help / blessing / boon■ ˈgood thing [countable] something that you are pleased about because it makes a situation good or better 好事情◆It's a good thing (that) I remembered the camera.幸好我记得带上了相机。◆Think about all the good things in your life.想想你生活中所有美好的事物。◆The good thing about living in the city is the number of good restaurants there are.住在城里的好处是有很多不错的餐馆。OPP bad thing ⓘ The opposite is bad thing. * good thing的反义词是bad thing◆If you ask me, a little uncertainty is no bad thing－you can make mistakes if you're overconfident.要是你问我的话，我觉得有些不确定不是坏事－过分自信会犯错。 ■ bonus /ˈbəʊnəs; NAmE ˈboʊnəs/ [countable] something extra that is more or better than you were expecting 意外收获◆The fact that I can walk to work in the morning is an added bonus.早上我能够步行去上班是额外的好处。◆It came as an unexpected bonus when Jim said he'd lend us his car.吉姆说他可以把车借给我们，这真是意外的好事。■ help [singular] a person or thing that helps sb 有帮助的人（或事物）◆Your advice was a great help to me.你的建议对我很有帮助。◆He was more of a hindrance than a help (= caused more problems than he helped with).他不但没帮上忙，反而碍事。◆ (ironic) You're a great help, I must say!(= you are no help at all).我得说，你可真没少帮忙！ OPP hindrance ⇨ obstacle ■ blessing [countable] something that makes a situation good or better 好事；有益之事◆It's a blessing that no one was in the house when the fire started.幸好起火时屋里没人。◆You should stop complaining and count your blessings (= think of the good things you have).你应该停止抱怨，想想你拥有的幸福吧。◆Not getting that job proved to be a blessing in disguise (= it seemed to be a bad thing at first, but in fact was a good thing).结果证明，没有获得那份工作是因祸得福。◆Being famous can be a mixed blessing (= sth that has advantages and disadvantages).出名是件有利有弊的事。OPP curse ⓘ The opposite is curse. * blessing的反义词是curse◆Noise is the curse of modern life.噪音是现代生活的一大祸害。◆Her looks turned out to be more of a curse than a blessing.她的容貌最终带给她的是祸不是福。 NOTE 辨析 Good thing or blessing?A blessing is sth important, that is good from any point of view (such as not getting burnt to death). A good thing can be important, but it is also used for less important things that you just happen to be pleased about (such as remembering your camera). * blessing指从哪方面讲都有重大好处的事（如未被火烧死）。good thing可以指重大好处，但也指不太重要、刚好发生而令人庆幸的事（如记得带相机）。■ boon [singular] something that is very helpful or useful to you 非常有用的东西；益处◆The new software will be an enormous boon to home computer users.这种新软件将对家用电脑用户大有益处。■ godsend [singular] something good that happens unexpectedly and helps sb/sth when they need help 天赐之物；意外的好运；及时雨◆Her new job was a godsend－now she could finally be independent.她的新工作是场及时雨－现在她终于能够独立了。 |