"bogeyman" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈboʊɡiˌmæn/, /ˈbʊɡiˌmæn

BOH-gee-man

UK

bˈəʊɡɪmən

BOH-gi-muhn

释义

An imaginary monster that adults often use to scare children or warn them to behave; more generally, something that people fear without a clear reason.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈboʊɡiˌmæn/, /ˈbʊɡiˌmæn

英式英语

bˈəʊɡɪmən

简化发音

美式

BOH-gee-man

英式

BOH-gi-muhn

语境中听

The parents told their son the bogeyman would come if he didn't go to bed.

Children are often afraid of the bogeyman in stories.

He thinks there is a bogeyman under his bed.

For years, people have talked about the Internet as a kind of bogeyman.