boondoggle
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. (勞民傷財的)無用物[美國英語] [非正式]
The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle. 這條新跑道是一個價值十億美元的廢物。
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boondoggle /ˈbuːnˌdɒɡəl/ (boondoggles)
剑桥词典
- an unnecessary and expensive piece of work , especially one that is paid for by the public
（尤指由公衆支付費用的）耗資巨大而無意義的工作
The senator called the new highways proposal "a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate ." 蓡議員稱新的道路建設提案是“…毫無意義的騙錢工程，納稅人不應該容忍”。 返回 boondoggle