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单词 boondoggle
释义
boondoggleboon‧dog‧gle /ˈbuːn ˌdɒɡl $ -ˌdɑːɡl/ noun [singular] American English informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINboondoggle
Origin:
1900-2000 An invented word
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Republicans called the plan a boondoggle and a drain on federal highway funds.
an officially organized plan or activity that is very complicated and wastes a lot of time, money, and effort:  a bureaucratic boondoggle
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