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单词 boondoggle
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boondogglenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈbuːnˌdɒɡ.əl/us/ˈbuːnˌdɑː.ɡəl/US informal

an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one that is paid for by the public:

The senator called the new highways proposal "a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate."

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boondogglenoun [ C ]

us/ˈbunˌdɑɡ·əl, -ˌdɔ·ɡəl/

an expensive program that is a waste of money, esp. one using public money:

Voters say they are fed up with such boondoggles.

boondogglenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈbuːnˌdɒɡl/usUS informal

POLITICS an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one paid for by the public:

Environmentalists call the road a boondoggle that would carve up one of the largest mountain wildernesses left in the East.
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