"bugaboo" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 令人害怕的东西
• 妄想的恐惧

Definition

Bugaboo 指让人害怕或担心的事物，往往没有充分理由。也可以指想象中的恐惧源头。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Bugaboo” 偏文学或古老用法，常用于描述没有根据的恐惧、幼年恐吓、或被夸大的担忧。在口语中较少见。

Examples

Children sometimes think a bugaboo lives under the bed.

孩子有时会觉得床下住着一个**令人害怕的东西**。

The dark used to be my biggest bugaboo when I was little.

黑暗曾是我小时候最大的**妄想的恐惧**。

For some people, public speaking is a real bugaboo.

对一些人来说，公开演讲是真正的**令人害怕的东西**。

Don't let that old bugaboo stop you from trying something new.

别让那个老**妄想的恐惧**阻止你尝试新事物。

For years, inflation has been a political bugaboo in this country.

多年来，通货膨胀一直是这个国家的政治**令人害怕的东西**。

My little brother’s latest bugaboo is monsters in the closet.

我弟弟最近的**令人害怕的东西**是壁橱里的怪物。