| 单词 | boondoggle |
| 释义 | boondoggle —boondoggler, n. /boohn"dog'euhl, -daw'geuhl/, n. , v. , boondoggled, boondoggling. n. 1. a 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. 2. work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy. 3. a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation. v.t. 4. to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme. v.i. 5. to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy. [1930-35, Amer.; said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster, as name for def. 1] |
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