boondoggle

常见例句

雙語例句

• An investigative reporter discovered that one of the projects we funded was a boondoggle.
  一份調查報告顯示，我們資助的一個項目純粹是浪費錢。
• He built the “airport for no one”—a boondoggle that made his commute to Washington, DC, a lot easier but was otherwise a huge waste of money. Then he extended its runway.
  他還建了一座“沒人用的機場”，但這座耗資不菲的無用之物卻將他的仕途輕輕松松推曏了華盛頓，仕途平坦的同時，造成的資金浪費也是巨大的。
• Is “broadband for all” a recipe for recovery, or a boondoggle?
  “全民寬帶”是成功，還是徒勞？

權威例句

• Penney stake and regime change have been a more pathetic boondoggle than any Herbalife distributorship.
  FORBES: Why Ackman Is Right on Herbalife
• Ethanol, or more property government moonshine, is a huge boondoggle that harms human beings besides.
  FORBES: Alternatives To Obama's Fiscal Cliff Proposal For An Infrastructure Bank
• Far too much money has been spent on boondoggle projects of one sort or another.
  ECONOMIST: George Bush
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