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单词 boondoggle
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boondoggle
noun[C]
USinformal
uk
/ˈbuːnˌdɒɡ.əl/us
/ˈbuːnˌdɑː.ɡəl/
anunnecessaryandexpensivepieceofwork,especiallyone that ispaidfor by thepublic:
（尤指由公众支付费用的）耗资巨大而无意义的工作
Thesenatorcalled the newhighwaysproposal"afraudand a boondoggle that thetaxpayershould nottolerate."参议员称新的道路建设提案是“…毫无意义的骗钱工程，纳税人不应该容忍”。
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(Definition ofboondogglefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

boondoggle| American Dictionary

boondoggle
noun[C]
us
/ˈbunˌdɑɡ·əl,-ˌdɔ·ɡəl/
anexpensiveprogramthat is awasteofmoney,esp. one usingpublicmoney:
Voters say they arefedup with such boondoggles.
(Definition ofboondogglefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

boondoggle| Business English

boondoggle
noun[C]
USinformal
uk
/ˈbuːnˌdɒɡl/us
POLITICS
anunnecessaryandexpensivepieceofwork,especiallyonepaidfor by thepublic:
Environmentalistscalltheroada boondoggle that wouldcarveup one of thelargestmountainwildernessesleftin theEast.
(Definition ofboondogglefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofboondoggle

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Sadly, we are faced with yet another of the procedural boondoggles so often visited on us, and we cannot do that any more.
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It is time that people who do not travel stopped having to pay for the boondoggles and beanos of those who do.
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It started by saying: "this is no astronauticboondoggle", and it continued to say that the programmes would produce a number of highly valuable pay-offs.
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It seems that in what is, after all, a vastboondogglethe spoils should be fairly shared among potential beneficiaries.
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Is not saving energy and using the available money to improve energy efficiency in this place a far greater priority than spending money on theboondoggleof improving the kitchens?
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This is no astronauticboondoggle.
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Financially, the venture proved to be aboondoggle.
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The city's strategies were not always successful; one particularly notedboondogglesaw substantial municipal funding given to a failed angora goat farm.
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It was widely viewed at the time as a hugeboondoggle.
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While cost overruns are a common factor in declaring a project aboondoggle, that does not necessarily mean the project has no benefit.
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Many saw it as aboondoggleto benefit one particular group.
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The project has been criticized as aboondoggle.
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Vinick opposes federal funding for ethanol as an alcohol fuel, considering it a politicalboondoggle.
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Scott concluded his review by claiming the whole film's production was aboondoggleof landmark proportions.
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Being from a military family, it mattered to me as an ethical issue whether troops lives were being lost for no good reason, in an illegalboondoggle.
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