| 词汇 | bugbear |
| 释义 | bugbear noun[ C ] uk /ˈbʌɡ.beər/ us /ˈbʌɡ.ber/ a particular thing that annoys or upsets you: 令人讨厌的事 Smoking is a particular bugbear of his.抽烟是他特别令人讨厌的一点。 Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom albatross ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom bump chill equation hiccup hindrance hot potato impediment incubus nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles thorn in your flesh/sideidiom Examples of bugbearbugbear Here he is referring to one of his two great bugbears, the other being representational acting. It avoids the tired and over-worked villainization of the aristocracy - but only to replace it with the alternative bugbear of urban exploitation. However, this usage is by now such a bugbear to traditionalists that it is best avoided on grounds of civility, if not logic. One of the great bugbears of the empirical analysis of national government formation is that there are not many national governments to analyse. It will presumably allow faster exposures to solve the main problem outlined above, and also more manipulation of contrast in light levels - the other great bugbear in photographing interiors. Etymologically, it is first cousin to 'boggle', 'bugbear', 'bugaboo' and 'bug'. The weight of vehicles on the flight deck must add considerably to the top weight, which is the bugbear of all naval constructors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Delay has been a bugbear of the new town from its inception. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely, in these days of modern and sympathetic administration, too much is made of the bugbear of a means test. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The biggest bugbear to many private soldiers is the possibility of being accosted by a military policeman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must add that the burden of regulation is now one of the biggest bugbears of rural businesses and charitable bodies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Between 1920 and 1947 the problem of compensation and betterment was the bugbear in the history of planning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of maximum or minimum harmonisation is still a bugbear and naturally voices have been raised in disagreement. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The fraction would he a bugbear to trade, services and transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The real bugbear for local authorities is the possibility of endless delay and procrastination on the part of "hot" landlords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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