奇葩剧汉英词典

boondoggle

B 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈbuːnˌdɒɡ.əl]
  • 美式音标 [ˈbuːnˌdɑː.ɡəl]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 手工品；細小而無用的事；勞動力和生産工具不經濟的利用
  • vi. 做無聊的工作

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • An investigative reporter discovered that one of the projects we funded was a boondoggle.
    一份調查報告顯示，我們資助的一個項目純粹是浪費錢。
  • He built the “airport for no one”—a boondoggle that made his commute to Washington, DC, a lot easier but was otherwise a huge waste of money. Then he extended its runway.
    他還建了一座“沒人用的機場”，但這座耗資不菲的無用之物卻將他的仕途輕輕松松推曏了華盛頓，仕途平坦的同時，造成的資金浪費也是巨大的。
  • Is “broadband for all” a recipe for recovery, or a boondoggle?
    “全民寬帶”是成功，還是徒勞？

    • 權威例句

  • Penney stake and regime change have been a more pathetic boondoggle than any Herbalife distributorship.
    FORBES: Why Ackman Is Right on Herbalife
  • Ethanol, or more property government moonshine, is a huge boondoggle that harms human beings besides.
    FORBES: Alternatives To Obama's Fiscal Cliff Proposal For An Infrastructure Bank
  • Far too much money has been spent on boondoggle projects of one sort or another.
    ECONOMIST: George Bush

词组短语

    短語

  • Boondoggle Full 塑料繩編織
  • traditional boondoggle and artware 傳統手工産品與工藝品
  • Rob 's Boondoggle 迷你非洲堇

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one that is paid for by the public

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much.

专业释义

    經濟學

  • 無傚的投資