boondoggle

过去式：

动词过去式: boondoggled

更多词形：

名词: boondog-gler | 动词过去式: boondoggled | 动词过去分词: boondoggled | 动词现在分词: boondoggling | 动词第三人称单数: boondoggles |

单词例句：

D. Not another boondoggle!

不要在一个浪费公帑的开销、计画。

So, when the dishonest politician wants to hornswoggle the public with a boondoggle, he usually explains things in gobbledygook.

所以，当不诚实的政客想用“无价值的琐事”去“哄骗”群众时，他通常会用“官样文章”来敷衍。

He spent too much time on boondoggle, and that's why he went nowhere.

他之所以不成功，是因为在琐事上花了太多时间。

As Congress moves to consider the largest financial bailout in our nation’s history I want you to know that I will be voting NO on this boondoggle.

当美国国会准备考虑我们国家历史上最大的金融救市时，我要你知道，我将要表决对它说“不”。

The best way to make sure that a vast stimulus package doesn't turn into a federal boondoggle bonanza is for that money to go directly to private citizens and local governments.

要确保庞大的刺激计划不沦为一堆废纸最好的方法是，把钱直接交到个人手里，或者地方政府手里。

He summarized the experience as a boondoggle.

他认为自己的经历没有价值，浪费了时间。

Plus, with the Las Vegas approach you may find that you're hooked (in which case, you should see our How Craps Works article) and subsequently lose your fortune on your next boondoggle.

另外，在拉斯维加斯也许你会陷入赌场的陷阱，然后失去你所有的财富。

Is “broadband for all” a recipe for recovery, or a boondoggle?

“全民宽带”是成功，还是徒劳？

boondoggle

n. (童子军系的)皮绳, 无用的事 vi. 做无用的事