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单词 bugbear
释义
bugbearbug‧bear /ˈbʌɡbeə $ -ber/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbugbear
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from bug ‘evil spirit’ (BUG1) + BEAR2 (1)
Examples
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  • Finally, we come to the bugbear of the 1980s - rubbish collection.
  • He also mentioned an old bugbear - he thought Vincent should dress better.
  • Johnson held a not dissimilar reciprocal opinion, comparing Monboddo to another of his own bugbears, Rousseau.
  • Nor was it his other bugbear, the wicked arms manufacturers.
  • One of his main bugbears is the foreign ownership of technology.
  • This seems to be a major bugbear of some guns, making them harder work than applying the adhesive from a tube.
something that makes people feel annoyed or worried:  Paperwork is our worst bugbear.
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