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boondoggle

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

Noun:
  1. work of little or no value done merely to look busy

Verb:
  1. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

双语例句

1. The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle.
新的机场跑道耗资10亿美元,却没什么大用处。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂.

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