单词乎

bugaboo

音标['bʌgəbu:]

汉语翻译

n. 吓唬人的东西, 令人头痛的事, 无端的恐惧, 鬼怪

词型变化

名词复数:bugaboos 

英语解释

名词 bugaboo:

  1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
    同义词:bogeyman, bugbear, boogeyman, booger
  2. a source of concern

详细解释


bug.a.boo

n.(名词)
【复数】 bug.a.boos
An object of obsessive, usually exaggerated fear or anxiety:
吓唬人的东西:用来吓人的东西,常常夸大了其令人害怕或恐惧的程度:
例句:
.Boredom, laziness and failure . . . These bugaboos, magnified by imagination, keep[the workaholic] running. (Dun`s Review)
.烦恼、懒惰和失败,这些.拦路虎.被想象夸大了,使得[那些为免遭辞退而忘我工作的人] 疲于奔命. (邓恩评论)

A recurring or persistent problem:
令人头痛的事:反复出现或持续出现的问题:
例句:
.the bugaboos that have plagued vision systems: high price and slow throughput.(Lawrence A. Goshorn)
.困扰着电视生产系统的难题:高成本与低生产能力.(劳伦斯A.戈斯霍恩)


来源:
[Perhaps of Celtic origin]
[可能起源于凯尔特语]


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