bogeyman

英 [ˈbəʊɡimæn]

美 [ˈboʊɡimæn]

n.  (用以吓唬小孩的)鬼怪

复数：bogeymen　

BNC.24416 / COCA.25383

牛津词典

noun

• （用以吓唬小孩的）鬼怪
  an imaginary evil spirit that is used to frighten children
  1. The bogeyman's coming!
     妖怪来了！

柯林斯词典

The spellings bogey man, and in American English boogeyman are also used. 亦拼作bogey man，美国英语中亦拼作boogeyman。


• N-COUNT 怪人；怪物；坏蛋
  Abogeymanis someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
  1. The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman.
     媒体把他描述成一个左翼大反派。
• （父母用来吓唬小孩的）鬼怪，妖怪
  Abogeymanis an imaginary evil spirit. Some parents tell their children that the bogeyman will catch them if they behave badly.

英英释义

noun

• an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  Synonym:bugbearbugabooboogeymanbooger

双语例句

• Well, for a start, that's where the bogeyman lives.
  好的，就说一点，妖怪们住在那边。
• Second, Wall Street is no longer the only bogeyman people such as Ms Warren love to attack.
  第二，华尔街不再是沃伦这样的人士喜欢抨击的唯一恶人。
• 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。
• The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman.
  媒体把他描述成一个左翼大反派。
• But to cast globalisation as the bogeyman is a mistake.
  但是，将全球化描述为妖魔鬼怪是一种错误。
• 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。
• Web services standards too are threatened by the complexity bogeyman, but an alternative strategy known as REST promises a more straightforward approach.
  Web服务标准也受到复杂性恶魔的威胁，但是称作REST的替代策略承诺了更简单的方式。
• But why has the oil bogeyman become less scary?
  但是为什么这石油幽灵变得不那么可怕了呢？
• Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.
  忧惧根植在黑暗中；假使你想像附近有吓人的鬼怪，就开灯吧。
• When your kids are afraid of the dark or the bogeyman under the bed, the appropriate thing as a parent is to be sensitive to their fears but also not to panic yourself.
  当你的孩子怕黑或者担心床下有妖怪时，身为父母的正确处理方法应该是既敏锐地察觉到他们的恐惧心理，同时自己也不要慌了神。