bounty

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boun·ty /ˈbaʊnti/ noun (plural bounties)

1 [countableC]SCCMONEY an amount of money that is given to someone by the government as a reward for doing something, especially catching or killing a criminal 〔政府给予的〕奖励金，赏金〔尤因抓获或杀死罪犯〕

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a notorious cattle rustler with a bounty on his head

一个被悬赏捉拿的臭名昭著的偷牛贼

2 [uncountableU] literary food or wealth that is provided in large amounts 〔食物、财富的〕丰富，富足

People came from all over the world to enjoy America’s bounty.

人们从世界各地而来，享受美国的富足。

3. [uncountableU] literary the quality of being generous 慷慨，好施，仁爱

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bounty• A bounty of $250,000 is being offered for the capture of the killer.• Mrs. Falzheim is known for her bounty to the poor.• She shared that knowledge with her human children, but in return asked reverence and care in preserving her bounty.• The taxpayer contended that the definition applied only to transactions which included an element of bounty.• It'sthis seasonal bounty to which the Eleonora's breeding cycle is geared, and the falcons harvest it in abundance.• In assembling complexity, the bounty of increasing returns is won by multiple tries over time-a process anyone would call growth.• President Davis assured the men he had plans that would soon regain for them the bounty of the green fields of Tennessee.• the bounty of the harvest• The bounty of a journey inside Bio2 is mostly questions.

a bounty on ... head• A people's court sentenced him to death, and put a bounty on his head.

Bountyn trademark

na kind of chocolate bar containing coconut, sold in the UK

The BountyBounty, Then (also HMS Bounty)

na British naval ship on which there was a famous mutiny (=when the ordinary sailors take control of a ship by force) in the Pacific Ocean in 1789. The sailors, led by an officer called Fletcher Christian, took power from Captain William bligh, and made him leave in a small boat. There have been many books and films about this story, including the film Mutiny on the Bounty.

Origin bounty

(1300-1400) Old French bonté “goodness”, from Latin bonitas, from bonus; → BONUS

boun·ty nounBountyn Bounty, Then

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