bugbears

英 [ˈbʌgbeəz]

n.  使人烦恼担忧的事; 牵挂
bugbear的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 令人烦恼(或担忧)的事
    Something or someone that is your bugbear worries or upsets you.
    1. Money is my biggest bugbear.
      我最愁的是钱。

双语例句

  1. Housework, one of the biggest bugbears of coupledom, appears just as troublesome in retirement with men and women having different views of how much they do.
    最让人头疼的家庭问题之一“家务活”在退休后依然很“头疼”,男女双方对他们在家务活上的“贡献”看法不一。
  2. Other bugbears include loneliness, discrimination ( in the workplace, the tax code and so on) and workaholism.
    其他令人担忧的原因还包括孤独感,歧视(在工作场所,免税代码等等)和工作狂。
  3. A study into the nation's dating etiquette revealed that men and women both have their own dating bugbears and fears.
    一项研究英国约会礼仪的调查表明,男女双方都有各自对约会的担心和恐惧。