n. 〔美俚〕 1.(童子军的)皮绳；(皮或柳条制的)手工品。 2.无价值的琐事。 vi. (花钱费时间)做无价值的事〔尤指无价值的政府工程〕。
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It shows that tunipah is a kind of expensive boondoggles . 这说明图尼帕是个劳民伤财的玩意儿。
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Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle 我们在水软化器上的投资打了水漂。
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Boondoggle of his , that model airplane he ' s building 手工玩具.他正在建造中的模型飞机
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. . . boondoggle of his , that model airplane he ' s building . . 手工玩具. . .他正在建造中的模型飞机
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Others admit that newfoundland has a history of financial mismanagement and spectacular boondoggles 其他人承认纽芬兰曾经有过一段金融管理失误和效率低下、主次不分的历史。
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And if there were any doubt this was a boondoggle , it ought to be resolved by the fact that the city also has thrown in tax breaks that will amount to millions of dollars of savings for the times 若有人说这是小事一桩，那就应该让这一事实来说话：纽约市已经给予纽约时报很大的税收照顾，仅此可以为其省下几百万美元。
