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boondoggle是什么意思

boondoggle

英[ˈbu:ndɒgl] 美[ˈbundɑgl]

n. <美俚>细小而无用的事，手工品；

复数：boondoggles;

相关单词 boondoggles

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浪费时间金钱的无用机构；毫无意义的活动

People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much.
例句
The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle. 新的机场跑道耗资10亿美元，却没什么大用处。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. work of little or no value done merely to look busy
Verb
1. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

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