bugbears

英 [ˈbʌgbeəz]

美

n.  使人烦恼担忧的事; 牵挂
bugbear的复数

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

• Housework, one of the biggest bugbears of coupledom, appears just as troublesome in retirement with men and women having different views of how much they do.
  最让人头疼的家庭问题之一“家务活”在退休后依然很“头疼”，男女双方对他们在家务活上的“贡献”看法不一。
• A study into the nation's dating etiquette revealed that men and women both have their own dating bugbears and fears.
  一项研究英国约会礼仪的调查表明，男女双方都有各自对约会的担心和恐惧。
• Other bugbears include loneliness, discrimination ( in the workplace, the tax code and so on) and workaholism.
  其他令人担忧的原因还包括孤独感，歧视（在工作场所，免税代码等等）和工作狂。