bugbear
معنی فارسی
لولو
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/bug´ber´/n.
● لولو، بچه خوره، آنچه کودک را با آن بترسانند، هراسه
when I was a child, I was afraid of bugbears
بچه که بودم از لولو می‌ترسیدم.
● هر چیزی که ترس یا نگرانی بی‌جا تولید می‌کند
the possibility of colliding with other planets had become his bugbear
امکان خوردن به سیارات دیگر او را دچار وحشت بیهوده کرده بود.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'bugbear' originated in the 16th century and is a combination of 'bug', meaning a frightening imaginary creature, and 'bear', referring to a large mammal. It was used to describe something that caused fear or annoyance.
مثال
- For him, public speaking is a bugbear that he struggles to overcome.
- The lack of funding has become a bugbear for the organization.
- Parents often use the idea of a bugbear to scare children into behaving.
ترکیب‌های رایج
Bugbear of Overcome a bugbear Deal with a bugbear Face a bugbear
تعریف انگلیسی
- an imaginary monster used to frighten children
- an object of dread or apprehension “Germany was always a bugbear for France” “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson”
مترادف‌ها
noun
Hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, bugaboo, Gorgon hydra, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones, object of baseless terror.