| 单词 | boondoggle |
| 释义 | boondoggle[ boon-dog-uhl, -daw-guhl ] / ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boondoggle ON THESAURUS.COM nouna product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy. a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation. verb (used with object), boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme. verb (used without object), boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy. Origin of boondoggle1930–35, Americanism; said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster, as name for def. 1 OTHER WORDS FROM boondoggleboondoggler, nounWords nearby boondoggleboom town, boomy, boon, boondocker, boondocks, boondoggle, Boone, Boone, Daniel, booner, boong, boonga Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boondoggle
British Dictionary definitions for boondoggleboondoggle / (ˈbuːnˌdɒɡəl) informal, mainly US and Canadian / verb(intr) to do futile and unnecessary work nouna futile and unnecessary project or work Derived forms of boondoggleboondoggler, nounWord Origin for boondoggleC20: said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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