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Bounty Means Government Put Reward Large 英 Baʊnti] 美

英语单词 bounty
英美音标 英 ['baʊnti] 美 ['baʊnti]
中文释义 n.慷慨;慷慨的赠予物;(由政府提供的)奖金
英语例句 (1) He is famous for his bounty to the poor.
(2) He was awarded a cash bounty by his boss.
(3) We received a bounty from the government.
(4) There's a bounty for foxes in some countries.
中文例句 (1) 他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
(2) 他的上司奖给他一笔现金。
(3) 我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。
(4) 在有些国家捕捉到狐狸可得赏金。
vocabulary简明 If there is bounty on your table, it means there are lots of kinds of foods and plenty of them. If there's a bounty on your head, it means the government has put out a reward for your capture.
vocabulary扩展 Bounty derives from the Latin bonus "good." Both meanings of bounty are connected with the idea of generosity, giving. A government known for its bounty will probably set a large bounty on the head of a murderer at large.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-VAR 可变名词]大量提供的东西;慷慨的赠予 You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty .
  [with supp]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • ...autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries.

    秋天丰富的水果、种子和浆果

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指为找到或杀死某人而悬赏的)赏金,奖金 A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person.
  • A bounty of $50,000 was put on Dr. Alvarez's head...

    有人悬赏50,000美元买阿尔瓦雷斯博士的人头。

  • They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons.

    他们向放下武器的人发放赏金。

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