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a bonanza for sb/sth
The oil discovery was a bonanza for the local economy.
石油发现对当地经济来说是巨大的好运。
横财；意外之财
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横财；意外之财
a sudden occurrence that brings unexpected good fortune, especially a chance to make money
The oil discovery was a bonanza for the local economy.
石油发现对当地经济来说是巨大的好运。
富银或富金的矿或矿脉
A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
特别丰富的贵金属矿脉
an especially rich vein of precious ore
两条母脉的交点
The point at which two mother lodes intersect.
带来好运的突发事件(如突然的赚钱机会)
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
The discovery of gold in the hills was a bonanza for the town.
在丘陵地带发现黄金对该镇来说是一笔意外之财。
The tech startup turned out to be a bonanza for its early investors.
这家科技初创公司证明对其早期投资者而言是一笔意外之财。
The oil field was a bonanza for the company.
这个油田对公司来说是一座富矿。
The oil discovery was a bonanza for the local economy.
石油发现对当地经济来说是巨大的好运。
The miners hit a bonanza of gold.
矿工们发现了丰富的金矿。
The bonanza ended when the ore ran out.
矿石枯竭后，好运结束了。
Not this
I bonanzaed a lot of money last year.
Use this
I made a bonanza last year.
bonanza是名词，不能当作动词使用。应改用‘make a bonanza’或‘find a bonanza’来表示获得巨大收益。
Not this
He struck on a bonanza of oil.
Use this
He struck a bonanza of oil.
动词strike表示‘发现（矿藏）’时是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语a bonanza，不需要介词on。
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意外之财；大笔横财
The unexpected sale of the land was a cash bonanza for the family.
这块土地的意外出售给这个家庭带来了一笔意外之财。
大甩卖；特价促销
The store is having a bonanza sale this weekend, with all items 50% off.
这家商店本周末举行大甩卖，所有商品半价。
石油带来的巨大财富；石油繁荣
The oil bonanza in the 1970s made many Arab states extremely rich.
20世纪70年代的石油繁荣使许多阿拉伯国家变得极其富有。
获利丰厚的一年；丰收年
Thanks to the global demand, the company had a bonanza year in 2021.
由于全球需求，这家公司在2021年获利丰厚。
给……带来意外之财的事物
The new expressway was a bonanza for small businesses along the route.
新高速公路给沿途的小企业带来了意外之财。
丰富的……；大量的……
The library offers a bonanza of historical documents for researchers.
这座图书馆为研究人员提供了丰富的历史文献。
Use bonanza naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像'宝难砸'，想象挖到富矿，宝贝多得砸也砸不完，带来好运。
语域：m 常见场景：mining、business success 总体使用频率中等。在矿业领域指富矿带，属于中性专业术语；在商业或日常用语中比喻意外好运，比较常见于非正式场合，因此归为混合语体。
The only common word that rhymes with 'bonanza' is 'stanza'. Words like 'banana' (/bəˈnænə/) and 'romance' (/roʊˈmæns/) have different endings and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.