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boondoggle

/boon-dog-uhl, -daw-guhl/US // ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl //UK // (ˈbuːnˌdɒɡəl) informal, mainly US and Canadian //

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Related Words

falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗trickery花招,伎俩,诡计,诡计多端duplicity二重性,二元性,两性关系,二心hypocrisy虚伪性,伪善,虚伪,虚伪行为betrayal出卖,背叛,出卖行为,背叛行为untruth不真实的东西,不真实,不实之词,不真实的事deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人mendacity伪装,伪善,虚伪,虚伪性treachery背信弃义,奸诈,奸诈行为,诡诈lying撒谎,谎言,谎话连篇,谎话disinformation虚假信息,造谣,造谣者,造谣惑众cheat诈骗,骗人,欺骗,骗人的double-dealing两面派,两面三刀,双轨制,两面派手法imposition施加,施行,强加,强制执行trickiness伎俩,技巧性,诡计多端,技巧prevarication推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿责任,推诿行为dirt污垢,污物,泥土,尘土insincerity虚伪性,假意,不真诚,虚伪sophism诡辩主义,歪理邪说,诡辩术,诡辩学

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a wasteful and worthless project undertaken for political, corporate, or personal gain, typically a government project funded by taxpayers: Is high-speed rail a valuable addition to infrastructure, or a boondoggle?
    • : work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy.
    • : a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.

    • : to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.

    • : to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indeception
Forms: boondoggled, boondoggling
Synonyms
betrayal出卖,背叛,出卖行为,背叛行为deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人disinformation虚假信息,造谣,造谣者,造谣惑众duplicity二重性,二元性,两性关系,二心falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗hypocrisy虚伪性,伪善,虚伪,虚伪行为lying撒谎,谎言,谎话连篇,谎话mendacity伪装,伪善,虚伪,虚伪性treachery背信弃义,奸诈,奸诈行为,诡诈trickery花招,伎俩,诡计,诡计多端untruth不真实的东西,不真实,不实之词,不真实的事beguilement乞讨,乞求,乞讨行为,恳求blarney布洛尼,巴尔尼,布洛尼岛,布洛尼语cheat诈骗,骗人,欺骗,骗人的circumvention规避,规避行为,规避问题,绕行cozenage打扮,抢劫,打扮打扮,打扮得很好craftiness工艺性,狡猾性,狡猾,狡诈cunning狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡诈deceitfulness诡诈,诡诈性,诡计多端,诡辩deceptiveness欺骗性,欺骗性强,欺诈性,欺骗dirt污垢,污物,泥土,尘土dissimulation异想天开,异装癖,骗人,骗人的东西double-dealing两面派,两面三刀,双轨制,两面派手法dupery牯牛降,牯岭,牯岭镇,牯儒equivocation多虑,多意,多义性,多疑flimflam虚张声势,骗局,虚伪性,虚张声势的行为fraudulence欺诈行为,欺诈,诈骗,欺诈性guile狡诈,狡猾,狡猾的人,狡辩hokum胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡扯,骗局imposition施加,施行,强加,强制执行insincerity虚伪性,假意,不真诚,虚伪juggling杂耍,戏法,戏耍,杂技legerdemain骗局,诡计多端,骗术,诡计pretense幌子,伪装,矫饰,虚假prevarication推诿扯皮,推诿,推诿责任,推诿行为sophism诡辩主义,歪理邪说,诡辩术,诡辩学treason叛国罪,叛逆,叛逆行为,叛逆罪trickiness伎俩,技巧性,诡计多端,技巧trumpery欢呼雀跃,欢呼声,欢庆,欢呼声中defraudation欺诈行为,诈骗,欺诈,诈骗罪fast one快速的一个,快的一个,快速的,快速的一snow job雪地作业,雪地工作,雪上作业,雪工
as indally
Forms: boondoggled, boondoggling
Synonyms
drag拖动,拖累,拖拽,拖曳idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的lag落差,落后,落后于人,落后的linger流连忘返,徘徊,徘徊不前loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉lollygag欢乐谷,欢乐颂,欢乐时光,欢乐的笑声procrastinate拖延时间,拖延,拖拖拉拉,迟迟不动putter推杆,推推杆,推杆式飞机tarry耽搁,耽搁了,耽误时间,耽搁时间trail小路,小径,踪迹,小道fool around瞎胡闹,瞎闹,鬼混,瞎混fool with愚弄,傻子,骗人,愚弄人fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度hang about闲逛,徘徊不前,徘徊不定,徘徊horse around绕马,绕马而行,围着马转,围着马跑来跑去jerk off打飞机,打手枪,撸起袖子加油干,撸管play around玩耍,玩闹,玩乐,玩耍时play games with玩游戏,做游戏,玩儿游戏,玩游戏的put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行trifle with玩忽职守,玩弄,玩弄于鼓掌之间,玩世不恭waste time浪费时间,耽误时间,耽搁时间,废话while away逃亡期间,在离开的时候,在离开时,逃亡中

Examples

  • By leaving the Water Authority, our ratepayers would not have to pay a single additional dime for this boondoggle, should it eventually be approved.

  • The boondoggles, wining and dining typically done at one of the industry’s biggest events may look different this summer, although details on particulars have yet to be disclosed.

  • While the boondoggles, electric scooters swarms and exhibits may be nixed, marketers and brands are still finding ways to launch their products at the annual event.

  • In new digital ads, the GOP's Senate committee warns voters that the American Rescue Act will be a boondoggle.

  • Without the boondoggles of curated content, profile pictures and filtered images, Clubhouse and its users value transparency, Busby said.

  • Want proof that the whole thing is nothing more than a political boondoggle?

  • While that may have some positive health effects, aggressive medical therapy is also a boondoggle for drug companies.

  • But really, aside from these nice side benefits, the whole thing is a boondoggle, at least it is for us.

  • To the conservative Heritage Foundation, comprehensive immigration reform is an epic boondoggle.

  • “The Dick Morris/Newsmax Super PAC Boondoggle,” at Media Matters.

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