英语词汇“bugaboo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bugaboo

/ˈbʌɡəbuː

noun chiefly North American

An object of fear or alarm; a bogey: one of the favourite bugaboos, the ticking biological clock...

On the ground at Italy's Bologna International Airport, I ran into the same old bugaboos that make travel back home such a hassle.
One of the main bugaboos that Americans have about national healthcare is the fear that it means long waiting times for office visits and elective surgery.
On a related matter, lack of socialization is the bugaboo of the anti-homeschooler.

Mid 18th century: probably of Celtic origin and related to Welsh bwci bo 'bogey, the Devil', bwci 'hobgoblin' and Cornish bucca.

单词	bugaboo
释义	bugaboo /ˈbʌɡəbuː / noun chiefly North American An object of fear or alarm; a bogey: one of the favourite bugaboos, the ticking biological clock... On the ground at Italy's Bologna International Airport, I ran into the same old bugaboos that make travel back home such a hassle. One of the main bugaboos that Americans have about national healthcare is the fear that it means long waiting times for office visits and elective surgery. On a related matter, lack of socialization is the bugaboo of the anti-homeschooler. Origin Mid 18th century: probably of Celtic origin and related to Welsh bwci bo 'bogey, the Devil', bwci 'hobgoblin' and Cornish bucca.
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