"boondoggle" 怎么发音

word

US

ˌbunˈdɑɡəɫ

boon-DAH-guhl

UK

ˈbuːndɒɡəl

BOOND-og-uhl

释义

A boondoggle is a project or activity that wastes time and money but is often done to look useful. It can refer to government or business projects that do not accomplish anything important.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˌbunˈdɑɡəɫ

英式英语

ˈbuːndɒɡəl

简化发音

美式

boon-DAH-guhl

英式

BOOND-og-uhl

语境中听

The city spent millions on a boondoggle that nobody uses.

Many people think the new highway is a boondoggle.

The report called the project a government boondoggle.

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