bugbear

bugbear读音音标

英[ˈbʌgbeə(r)]

美[ˈbʌgber]

基本意思释义

n.<尤英>使人烦恼担忧的事，牵挂

词性变化

复数:bugbears;

短语及实用例句

Money is my biggest bugbear.

我最愁的是钱。

辞典例句

The rise of moralism was a bugbear to Lord Byron , born in 1788.

道德主义的盛行对拜伦来说无疑是一场灾难.

Germany was always a bugbear for France.

德国一直是法国的威胁.

The older you are the more grouchy, with politicians being the biggest bugbear for sexagenarians.

人年龄越大,越爱发牢骚, 法国六十多岁的老人最爱抱怨政治人物.

英英释义

Noun

1. an imaginary monster used to frighten children

2. an object of dread or apprehension;

\"Germany was always a bugbear for France\"

\"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds\"--Ralph Waldo Emerson