bogeyman

英 ['bəʊgɪmæn] 美
  • n. 可怕的人或物;妖怪(等于bogyman)
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bogeyman (n.)
16c.; see bogey (n.1) + man (n.).
1. The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman.
媒体把他描述成一个左翼大反派。

来自柯林斯例句

2. But why has the oil bogeyman become less scary?
但是为什么这石油幽灵变得不那么可怕了 呢 ?

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3. Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.
忧惧根植在黑暗中; 假使你想像附近有吓人的鬼怪, 就开灯吧.

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