[ 复数 boondoggles 第三人称单数 boondoggles 现在分词 boondoggling 过去式 boondoggled 过去分词 boondoggled ]
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N-COUNT People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. (劳民伤财的)无用物 [美国英语] [非正式]
The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle.
这条新跑道是一个价值十亿美元的废物。
It's also likely that the whole thing will be a boondoggle.
也有可能整个行动会是一种舍本逐末的做法。
He spent too much time on boondoggle, and that's why he went nowhere.
他之所以不成功，是因为在琐事上花了太多时间。
An investigative reporter discovered that one of the projects we funded was a boondoggle.
一份调查报告显示，我们资助的一个项目纯粹是浪费钱。
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