boondoggle

[US]/ˈbuːndəl/
[UK]/ˈbʊnˌdɑːɡl̩/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v做细小而无用的事
n细小而无用的事, 手工品
Word Forms
第三人称单数boondoggles
复数boondoggles
现在分词boondoggling
过去式boondoggled
过去分词boondoggled

Phrases & Collocations

boondoggle project

浪费资源的项目

a complete boondoggle

一团糟

avoid boondoggles

避免浪费时间的事情

political boondoggle

政治上的浪费

boondoggle scheme

虚假计划

government boondoggle

政府浪费

a costly boondoggle

一项昂贵的浪费

Example Sentences

the project turned out to be a complete boondoggle.

这个项目结果完全是个浪费时间的工程。

many politicians criticize the new boondoggle initiative.

许多政治家批评这个新的浪费资源的倡议。

they labeled the spending as a boondoggle.

他们将这笔开支称为浪费资源的行为。

the committee was accused of engaging in a boondoggle.

委员会被指控参与了一个浪费时间的项目。

critics argue that the festival is just a boondoggle.

批评者认为这个节日只是个浪费资源的活动。

her vacation plans were seen as a boondoggle by her boss.

她的假期计划被老板视为浪费时间的行为。

the funds were misallocated to a boondoggle project.

资金被错误分配到一个浪费资源的项目上。

it was a costly boondoggle that served no purpose.

这是一个无用的浪费资源的项目,代价高昂。

he described the entire operation as a boondoggle.

他将整个行动描述为一个浪费时间的工程。

many viewed the new policy as a potential boondoggle.

许多人将新政策视为潜在的浪费资源的行为。

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