Word · Frequency #29150
bunce
意外之财；横财；好运
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
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a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
意外之财
意外之财；邦斯(男子名)
In use
Winning the prize in the raffle was a real bunce, so we went out for dinner that night.
The boss gave everyone a small bunce after the project finished early.
Any unexpected money, no matter how small, feels like a bunce to a student.
a bunce
He came into a bunce when his uncle died.
他叔叔去世时他得到了一笔意外之财。
get a bunce
If you invest wisely, you might get a bunce.
如果你明智投资，你可能会得到一笔意外之财。
Common mistakes
He bunced from the lottery.He got a bunce from the lottery.
bunce 是名词，不能用作动词。应使用 get a bunce 或类似表达。
She received a bunce for her hard work this year.She received a bonus for her hard work this year.
bunce 指意外之财，而 bonus 指奖金或红利。这里应使用 bonus。
Connections
Collocations
- a nice little bunce
- 一笔可观的意外之财
- He made a nice little bunce selling his old comics.他卖掉旧漫画书，发了一笔可观的意外之财。
- a bit of bunce
- 一点意外之财
- She got a bit of bunce from her aunt's will.她从姑妈的遗嘱中得到一点意外之财。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bunce 拆成 bun + ce：一个小圆面包(bun)突然滚到你脚边，就像一笔意外之财。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：口语闲聊、谈论意外收入或好运的时候 bunce 多用于非正式场合，指突然出现的好处或意外之财，通常出现在轻松的交谈中，正式写作里比较少见。
Grammar Note
表示意外之财时为可数名词；也为男子名
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音：/bʌns/，与 dunce /dʌns/ 和 once /wʌns/ 押韵（英式读音）。注意 bounce /baʊns/、pounce /paʊns/ 拼写相似但发音不同；bunch /bʌntʃ/ 和 buns /bʌnz/ 元音相同但结尾辅音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.