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词汇 hobgoblin
释义 hobgoblin
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌhɒbˈɡɒb.lɪn/ us /ˈhɑːbˌɡɑː.blɪn/
(in stories) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble(故事中的)小妖精,小精灵
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Examples of hobgoblin


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If one is raising hobgoblins about a united foreign policy and a united defence force, one has to say what the alternatives are.
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The thought that one can produce exact figures of the increase in unemployment next year shows a hobgoblin of a little mind.
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I think that that is probably a hobgoblin that we can put behind us for the indefinite future.
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I am reminded of someone who said that consistency is the hobgoblin of little statesmen and little minds.
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Consistency in politics has been variously described as the last refuge of the unimaginative and the hobgoblin of little minds—to name but two.
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I hope that we can remove some of the hobgoblins and that we, at last, will have the opportunity to say that the public interest is back on the agenda.
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That is really a hobgoblin.
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Powerful creatures such as bugbears, ogres, and trolls may occasionally assume leadership positions in a hobgoblin tribe, but normally act as front line muscle.
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The term hobgoblin has grown to mean a superficial object that is a source of (often imagined) fear or trouble.
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In attempting to get it back, the hobgoblin became imprisoned in the tower, and all succeeding spires.
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Other peoples find them paranoid, insulting, and dismissive, while hobgoblins in turn treat all others as potential threats.
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This is a wilderness quest through a great forest, including encounters with hobgoblins, herbalists, and hill giants.
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From the third edition, the term goblinoid has been reserved for goblins, hobgoblins, norkers, and similar creatures.
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A bugbear is depicted as a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins.
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However, like all of the fae folk, hobgoblins are easily annoyed.
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