单词	bugbear
释义	bugbearbug‧bear /ˈbʌɡbeə $ -ber/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbugbear Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from bug ‘evil spirit’ ( ➔ BUG1) + ➔ BEAR2 (1) Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Finally, we come to the bugbear of the 1980s - rubbish collection. He also mentioned an old bugbear - he thought Vincent should dress better. Johnson held a not dissimilar reciprocal opinion, comparing Monboddo to another of his own bugbears, Rousseau. Nor was it his other bugbear, the wicked arms manufacturers. One of his main bugbears is the foreign ownership of technology. This seems to be a major bugbear of some guns, making them harder work than applying the adhesive from a tube. something that makes people feel annoyed or worried:  Paperwork is our worst bugbear.
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