Bugbear
['bʌgbeə] or ['bʌɡbɛr]
解释:
(noun.) an object of dread or apprehension; 'Germany was always a bugbear for France'; 'A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds'--Ralph Waldo Emerson.
伯特兰校对--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, used to frighten children, etc.
(n.) Same as Bugaboo.
(a.) Causing needless fright.
(v. t.) To alarm with idle phantoms.
校对:帕蒂
同义词及近义词:
n. Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, BUGABOO, POKER, Gorgon, Hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones.
吉恩编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Hobgoblin, goblin, gorgon, ghoul, spirit, spook, specter, ogre, scarecrow
ANT:[See SPECTER]
珍妮特编辑