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单词
boo-word
释义
boo-word
in British English
(
ˈbuːˌwɜːd
)
noun
any word that seems to cause irrational fear
"communism" became a boo-word in the McCarthy era
Examples of 'boo-word' in a sentence
boo-word
This is definitely a pejorative boo-word.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2013
)
He does not regard 'populism' as a boo-word.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2017
)
Ideology, of course, is a boo-word these days.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
But it is on the move again, becoming a boo-word of disapproval.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
It cannot make up its mind whether it is a hurrah or a boo-word.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
There is evidence that it is changing colour again into an imprecise and ironic boo-word.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2010
)
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like a man possessed
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like-a-moth-to-a-flame
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like-anything
like anything/crazy/mad
like-anything-crazy-mad
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like a ramrod/straight as a ramrod
like-a-ramrod-straight-as-a-ramrod
like a red rag to a bull
like a scalded cat
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