boondoggle

常见例句

双语例句

• An investigative reporter discovered that one of the projects we funded was a boondoggle.
  一份调查报告显示，我们资助的一个项目纯粹是浪费钱。
• He built the “airport for no one”—a boondoggle that made his commute to Washington, DC, a lot easier but was otherwise a huge waste of money. Then he extended its runway.
  他还建了一座“没人用的机场”，但这座耗资不菲的无用之物却将他的仕途轻轻松松推向了华盛顿，仕途平坦的同时，造成的资金浪费也是巨大的。
• Is “broadband for all” a recipe for recovery, or a boondoggle?
  “全民宽带”是成功，还是徒劳？

权威例句

• Penney stake and regime change have been a more pathetic boondoggle than any Herbalife distributorship.
  FORBES: Why Ackman Is Right on Herbalife
• Ethanol, or more property government moonshine, is a huge boondoggle that harms human beings besides.
  FORBES: Alternatives To Obama's Fiscal Cliff Proposal For An Infrastructure Bank
• Far too much money has been spent on boondoggle projects of one sort or another.
  ECONOMIST: George Bush
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