boondoggle
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
英汉例句
- 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？ - 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
雙語例句
權威例句
词组短语
- 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
短語
英英字典
- an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one that is paid for by the public
- 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.
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专业释义
- 無傚的投資