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单词 bugbear
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bug•bear /ˈbʌgˌbɛr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
  2. any source, real or imaginary, of fright or fear.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bug•bear  (bug′bâr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear.
  2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance.
  3. Mythology[Folklore.]a goblin that eats up naughty children.
  • bug2 + bear2 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bugbear /ˈbʌɡˌbɛə/ n
  1. a thing that causes obsessive fear or anxiety
  2. (in English folklore) a goblin said to eat naughty children and thought to be in the form of a bear
Etymology: 16th Century: from bug² + bear²; compare bugaboo
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