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

Use the noun bugaboo to describe something that causes worry, like the bugaboo of having three tests on the same day at school.

Bugaboo is also another name for the creature known as the bogeyman, an imaginary monster that children believe will hurt them or even take them away if they don't behave. Some usage experts trace bugaboo to Scotland, where the now-obsolete word bogill meant "goblin, bugbear." A bugbear, in the 1580 coining of the word, was a demon that looked like a bear and ate small children.

WORD FAMILY

bugaboo: bugaboos

USAGE EXAMPLES

The Broncos’ bugaboo this season is their run defense.

Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016)

He also represents uncertainty, one of the biggest bugaboos for markets.

Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016)

The Washington Capitals already know how to handle the regular season; it’s the playoffs that have become their bugaboo.

Washington Post(Oct 12, 2016)

1n an imaginary monster used to frighten children

Syn|Hyper

bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugbear

monster

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

2n a source of concern

the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them

Hyper

concern, headache, vexation, worry

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

单词	bugaboo
释义	bugaboo (once / 20067 pages) n Use the noun bugaboo to describe something that causes worry, like the bugaboo of having three tests on the same day at school. Bugaboo is also another name for the creature known as the bogeyman, an imaginary monster that children believe will hurt them or even take them away if they don't behave. Some usage experts trace bugaboo to Scotland, where the now-obsolete word bogill meant "goblin, bugbear." A bugbear, in the 1580 coining of the word, was a demon that looked like a bear and ate small children. WORD FAMILY bugaboo: bugaboos USAGE EXAMPLES The Broncos’ bugaboo this season is their run defense. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) He also represents uncertainty, one of the biggest bugaboos for markets. Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016) The Washington Capitals already know how to handle the regular season; it’s the playoffs that have become their bugaboo. Washington Post(Oct 12, 2016) 1n an imaginary monster used to frighten children Syn\|Hyper bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugbear monster an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts 2n a source of concern the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them Hyper concern, headache, vexation, worry something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
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