boondoggle / ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl /

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boondoggle3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  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?
  2. work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy.
  3. 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

boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.

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

boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.

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

boondoggle 近义词

boondoggle

等同于 deception

boondoggle

等同于 dally

更多boondoggle例句

  1. By leaving the Water Authority, our ratepayers would not have to pay a single additional dime for this boondoggle, should it eventually be approved.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. In new digital ads, the GOP's Senate committee warns voters that the American Rescue Act will be a boondoggle.
  5. Without the boondoggles of curated content, profile pictures and filtered images, Clubhouse and its users value transparency, Busby said.
  6. Want proof that the whole thing is nothing more than a political boondoggle?
  7. While that may have some positive health effects, aggressive medical therapy is also a boondoggle for drug companies.
  8. But really, aside from these nice side benefits, the whole thing is a boondoggle, at least it is for us.
  9. To the conservative Heritage Foundation, comprehensive immigration reform is an epic boondoggle.
  10. “The Dick Morris/Newsmax Super PAC Boondoggle,” at Media Matters.