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bugaboos

  • n. 令人烦恼的人(或事物),棘手的难题(bugaboo 的复数)

英英释义

bugaboo [ 'bʌɡəbu: ]

  • n.
    • an imaginary monster used to frighten children

      同义词: bogeyman bugbear boogeyman booger

    • a source of concern

      "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

bugaboo /ˈbʌɡəˌbuː/

  • 1. 

    N-COUNT Something or someone that is your bugaboo worries or upsets you. 令人不安和心烦的人或事 [美国英语]

    例:

    Red tape is the bugaboo of small business.

    官僚习气让小企业头疼。

双语例句权威例句

  • One of OPEC's biggest bugaboos is losing control of prices to hedge funds and other speculators that they view collectively as upstarts.

    欧佩克感头痛一个问题油价控制权正在被基金其他投机商夺走。

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  • Tumbling stock prices and the low level of consumer confidence are some of the bugaboos that can bring the nation's economy down from the present level.

    下跌股票价格消费者低落信心令人忧虑根由,并且导致国家经济目前水平下降

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  • ONE of the bugaboos that authors of science fiction sometimes use to scare their human readers is the idea that ants may develop intelligence and take over the Earth.

    科幻小说家们常用吓唬读者奇谈怪论之一就是蚂蚁变得有智慧并且代替人类接管地球

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更多双语例句
  • Just to push the game to overtime, the Rangers had to deal with a controversial coaching decision, rally from a two-goal deficit and solve a few bugaboos that had hindered them throughout this postseason.

    WSJ: Rangers Stay Alive With OT Win

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