boondoggle

英['buːndɒɡl]美['buːndɑːɡl]
  • n. (童子军系的)皮绳；无用的事
  • vi. 做无用的事

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    boondoggle，原指一种类似中国结一样的小装饰品。现词义来自于1935年美国罗斯福新政时，政府投入几百万美元打着丰富失业人民业余生活的旗号开办boondoggle workshop。
      noun(名词)
      1. （尤指由公众支付费用的）耗资巨大而无意义的工作

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. （尤指由公众支付费用的）耗资巨大而无意义的工作

      The senator called the new highways proposal “a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate.”

      参议员称新的道路建设提案是“…毫无意义的骗钱工程，纳税人不应该容忍”。

    小知识

    A boondoggle is a useless, trivial piece of work — it's a waste of time. If you're serious about your career, you should avoid boondoggles.

    Boondoggle is a silly sounding word for a silly project. Any endeavor that's a total waste of time or has no value could be called a boondoggle, especially if you're doing it just to look busy and important. The verb boondoggle means to do that useless work. If the mayor spends all his time promoting an eagle reserve in the middle of the Bronx instead of focusing on subway repairs, you could call that a boondoggle.

    实用短语

    1. boondoggle full

      塑料绳编织

    2. traditional boondoggle and artware

      传统手工产品与工艺品

    3. rob's boondoggle

      迷你非洲堇