boondoggle
noun /ˈbuːndɒɡl/
/ˈbuːndɑːɡl/
(North American English, informal)- a piece of work that is unnecessary and that wastes time and/or money
- The road improvement scheme was a gigantic boondoggle.
Word Origin1930s: of unknown origin.
单词 | boondoggle |
释义 | boondogglenoun /ˈbuːndɒɡl/ /ˈbuːndɑːɡl/ (North American English, informal)
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