| 词汇 | boondoggle |
| 释义 | boondoggleboon·dog·gle /ˈbuːn ˌdɒɡl $ -ˌdɑːɡl/ noun [singular] American EnglishAmE informal COMPLICATEDan officially organized plan or activity that is very complicated and wastes a lot of time, money, and effort 庞大而浪费的计划[活动] a bureaucratic boondoggle 官僚排场 Examples from the Corpus boondoggle• Republicans called the plan a boondoggle and a drain on federal highway funds. From Longman Business Dictionary boondoggleboon·dog·gle /ˈbuːnˌdɒgl-ˌdɒːgl/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE informal an officially organized plan or action that wastes a lot of money Opponents say the monorail plan is a boondoggle; projected routes would travel to places that would attract few riders. (1900-2000) An invented word |
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