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boondoggle

/ˈbuːn.dɒɡ.əl/

翻译: 指被视为浪费资源、毫无意义或效果甚微的活动或项目,常为做样子而为之。, 指从事浪费钱财或毫无必要的工作,通常琐碎、无意义,且常由政府出资。也指这种浪费公款的项目或行为。

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noun

/ˈbuːn.dɒɡ.əl/C2formalamerican
  • zh指被视为浪费资源、毫无意义或效果甚微的活动或项目,常为做样子而为之。

A noun referring to an activity or project that is considered pointless, wasteful, or of little value, often undertaken to create the appearance of productivity.

  1. Worthless projectC1informalamerican

    A project or activity that is wasteful or pointless, often undertaken to appear busy or to justify funding.

    zh浪费性项目

    • The government's new software system was a complete boondoggle, costing millions with no real benefit.
    • The committee's research project was criticized as a boondoggle that produced no useful results.
    • Many saw the conference as a boondoggle, with little real work accomplished.

    同义词busyworkfutilitylost causemake-workwastewaste of timewhite elephant

词形
  • boondoggles plural form
  • boondoggles' possessive plural form
  • boondoggle's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈbuːnˌdɑː.ɡəl/C2formalamerican
  • zh指从事浪费钱财或毫无必要的工作,通常琐碎、无意义,且常由政府出资。也指这种浪费公款的项目或行为。

A verb meaning to engage in wasteful or unnecessary work, often of a trivial or pointless nature, typically funded by public money.

  1. Engage in wasteful or trivial workC1informalamerican

    To spend time on work that is unnecessary, wasteful, or of little value, often in a bureaucratic context.

    zh做无用功

    • The committee spent months boondoggling over minor details.
    • Instead of solving the problem, they just boondoggled with paperwork.
    • He was accused of boondoggling on government time-consuming but pointless tasks.

    同义词fritterpiddleputtertinkertrifle

    反义词applylaborstrivetoilwork

词形
  • boondoggled past participle
  • boondoggled past simple
  • boondoggling present participle
  • boondoggles third person singular