bogeyman
美 [ˈbʊɡiˌmæn]
英 [ˈbəʊɡiˌmæn] 
- n.(用以吓唬小孩的)鬼怪
- 网络魔鬼;怪物玩具;妖怪
词形变化
复数:bogeymen 同义词
英汉双解
1. | (用以吓唬小孩的)鬼怪an imaginary evil spirit that is used to frighten children |
| The bogeyman's coming! 妖怪来了! |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
Clearly, many media outlets disagree, and it's easy to see why: Prostitutes represent a cultural bogeyman.
无疑,很多媒体渠道不同意这一观点,原因很明显:失足妇女代表一种文化恶棍。
After all, finding a foreign bogeyman at a time of domestic economic dissatisfaction is hardly unusual.
毕竟,在国内经济不满时找一个外国怪物并不罕见。
Fear and hype surround radiation, which has become something of a bogeyman in part because of popular culture.
有关核辐射的恐惧和炒作由于在某种程度上受大众文化影响,变得像鬼怪一样。
One of the great curiosities of recent years has been the transformation of Tony Benn from a national bogeyman to national treasure.
近年来最令人好奇的事之一是托尼·本从国家恶魔变成了国宝。
The fact that both parties are happy to portray China as the bogeyman of globalisation creates an impression of uniform hostility.
两大党都把中国描述成全球化经济中的鬼怪让人觉得美国人对中国政府的一致敌意。
Genetically modified crops are not a panacea, but they are also not the bogeyman the media has allowed the public to believe.
转基因作物不是万灵药,但是它们也不是怪物,而媒体让公众相信它们是怪物。
On the one hand, Google has become a privacy bogeyman , dropping off the list of the top 20 companies trusted with customer privacy.
一方面,谷歌变成了侵犯隐私的魔鬼,它留下被委托管理顾客隐私的的排前20名的公司名单。
Pressure groups welcomed the suggestion that the latest health " bogeyman " could be eradicated from the nation's diet.
压力集团欢迎将最新的健康“妖怪”彻底从国内饮食中驱逐出去。
The policy may jangle inflationary nerves but it is in fact designed to combat deflation, the new bogeyman.
这项政策可能会挑动对通货膨胀的紧张,但这实际上是设计来应对通货紧缩这个新的恶魔的。
Mr Shvartsman became a political bogeyman and a new player in a growing war between Kremlin clans overnight.
一夜之间,谢瓦采曼就成为了一个政治怪才,也成为日益升温的政府派系斗争中的新玩家。
Political leaders and public opinion should not debate whether China is a bogeyman or a white knight. . . it is most likely neither.
政治领导人和舆论不应该争论中国是妖怪还是白衣骑士……很有可能两者都不是。
Moreover, Detroit already has faced the bankruptcy bogeyman.
此外,美国汽车业已经面对过可怕的破产。
Despite their proximity to the oil giant, a favourite eco-bogeyman, there are just six police officers guarding the square.
尽管他们邻近环境破坏的头号分子这一石油巨头,广场上还是只有六名防守警察;
So why is the PP raising what, in Spanish terms, is the novel bogeyman of immigration?
为什么人民党提出,从西班牙的角度来说移民是可怕的?
IN BRITAIN it is the bogeyman that comes to take away naughty children.
在英国,妖怪会来带走淘气的孩子。
He is also a useful bogeyman who makes Russia's own leaders seem more civilised and democratic.
卢卡申科也是一个有用的恶魔,他使得俄罗斯自己的领导人看起来更加文明和民主。
Inflation is a major bogeyman for bond investors because of its ability to eat into returns.
通货膨胀能够吃掉债市回报率,是债市投资者心中的一个重大梦魇。
But Jobs is also the bogeyman that has forced fearful media bosses to change their approach to Webified TV.
但是乔布斯还是个迫使忧心忡忡的媒体老板转向网络化电视的可怕的妖怪。
Believe me when I tell 'em I'm a bogeyman beast
当我告诉他们我就是个畜牲