bug·a·boo /ˈbʌgəˌbu/
妖怪;嚇人的東西
Bug·a·boo Bug·bear n. Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc. “Bugaboos to fright ye.”
But, to the world no bugbear is so great
As want of figure and a small estate. --Pope.
The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. --S. B. Griffin.
The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. --J. Burroughs.
Syn: -- Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; bogeyman; boogeyman; booger.
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bugaboo
n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn: bogeyman,
bugbear, boogeyman, booger]
2: a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still
bothers them"