| 释义 |
boondoggle
UK ['bu:nˌdɒg.l] US [-ˌdɑ:.gl] US informal
noun countable
■an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one which is paid for by the public （尤指由公众支付费用的）耗资巨大而无意义的工作•The senator called the new highways proposal "...a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate".参议员称新的道路建设计划是“…毫无意义的骗钱工程，纳税人不应该容忍”。 |