"bugaboo" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 令人害怕的東西
• 妄想的恐懼

Definition

Bugaboo 指讓人害怕或擔心的事物，通常沒有真正的理由。也可以指虛構的恐懼來源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Bugaboo” 屬於文學性或較舊的詞語，常用來描述無根據的恐懼、童年嚇唬或誇大的煩惱。在日常會話中不常用。

Examples

Children sometimes think a bugaboo lives under the bed.

孩子有時會覺得牀下住著一個**令人害怕的東西**。

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

黑暗曾是我小時候最大的**妄想的恐懼**。

For some people, public speaking is a real bugaboo.

對一些人來說，公開演講是真正的**令人害怕的東西**。

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

別讓那個老**妄想的恐懼**阻止你嘗試新事物。

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

多年來，通貨膨脹一直是這個國家的政治**令人害怕的東西**。

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

我弟弟最近的**令人害怕的東西**是衣櫥裡的怪物。