"boondoggle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 瞎忙（浪費錢的無用項目）- 浪費公帑

Definition

“Boondoggle”指名義上有意義，實際卻浪費時間和金錢的項目或活動。常用來形容政府或企業做的無用工程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式及帶批評意味，用於形容政府、公司等浪費資源的項目。中文多用“瞎忙”或“浪費”來翻譯，常出現於新聞或評論文章。

Examples

The city spent millions on a boondoggle that nobody uses.

這座城市花了幾百萬在一個沒人用的**瞎忙項目**上。

Many people think the new highway is a boondoggle.

很多人認為那條新高速公路是一個**浪費錢的無用項目**。

The report called the project a government boondoggle.

報告稱該項目是政府的**浪費公帑**。

People were angry that so much money was wasted on another boondoggle.

大家都很生氣，又有大筆資金浪費在一個**瞎忙**上。

That conference was a complete boondoggle—all talk and no results.

那場會議徹底成了**瞎忙**，光說不做。

Some people join committees just for the travel and the boondoggle perks.

有人加入委員會就是為了旅遊和那些**無用項目**的好處。