bugbear

英 [ˈbʌɡbeə(r)]

美 [ˈbʌɡber]

n.  使人烦恼担忧的事; 牵挂

复数：bugbears　

BNC.33967 / COCA.39182

牛津词典

noun

• 使人烦恼担忧的事；牵挂
  a thing that annoys people and that they worry about
  1. Inflation is the government's main bugbear.
     通货膨胀是政府最头痛的问题。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 令人烦恼（或担忧）的事
  Something or someone that is yourbugbearworries or upsets you.
  1. Money is my biggest bugbear.
     我最愁的是钱。

双语例句

• Money is my biggest bugbear.
  我最愁的是钱。
• She is haunted by that mysterious bugbear of "caring".
  她被那个神秘的关心妖怪所缠身。
• I got homesick, which has been a bugbear suspending in my heart.
  我患了思乡病，我一直牵挂着我的家乡。
• Concerns about rail reliability are giving way to a growing bugbear among peak-hour commuters-overcrowding.
  关注铁可靠性正越来越多地想到其中避峰乘客-人满为患。
• Her authority in this new group was brittle and, like the fear of a bugbear by all of the young bees, all of the worker bees were watching to see if she would lead well.
  她在这个新群体中的权威岌岌可危，就像所有小蜜蜂都害怕妖怪一样，所有工蜂都拭目以待，看她是不是能当好这个领导。
• Inflation is the Government's main bugbear.
  通货膨胀是政府的主要难题。
• The overall planning of urban and rural is a worldwide phenomenon in the public management field, also is a worldwide and historic main bugbear.
  城乡统筹既是公共管理中世界性的现象，也是世界性、历史性的难题。
• Traffic congestion is still the biggest bugbear for motorists.
  交通拥挤仍然是最令驾车者头疼的事情。
• The enforcement of intellectual-property rights in China is a long-standing bugbear.
  加强知识产权保护在中国是个长期的难题。
• Reliability appears to be something of a bugbear for the Red Bull team, with Vettel's attempts to challenge Jenson Button for last year's title hampered by crucial failures.
  可靠性问题对于红牛车队来说很严重的事情，去年维特尔与巴顿争夺冠军时候因为很严重的失误而失败。