Word · Frequency #24416
bogeyman
妖怪
核心释义
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
- 1.
儿童故事中吓人的鬼怪。
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
- 2.
虚构的威胁,尤指用来恐吓或转移注意力的,或为达此目的而被大肆夸大的真实威胁;常以某个臭名昭著的历史人物被说成回来复仇的形象出现。
Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract, or a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes; often taking the form of a notorious historical personage suggested to return as a revenant to punish for wrongdoing.
儿童故事中吓人的鬼怪。;虚构的威胁,尤指用来恐吓或转移注意力的,或为达此目的而被大肆夸大的真实威胁;常以某个臭名昭著的历史人物被说成回来复仇的形象出现。;可怕(或可憎)的人或物;精灵
用法In use
The little boy thought there was a bogeyman hiding under his bed.
用法提示:bogeyman 作名词,指小孩想象中的妖怪。
Parents often tell their children that the bogeyman will come if they don't behave.
用法提示:bogeyman 是名词,指用来吓唬小孩的想象中的怪物。
In the story, the bogeyman lives in the dark forest and only comes out at night.
用法提示:bogeyman 作名词,表示故事中虚构的可怕怪物。
the bogeyman
定冠词 the 加单数名词,特指孩子想象中的那个怪物。
The bogeyman is an imaginary monster used to frighten children.
妖怪是用来吓唬孩子的虚构怪物。
a bogeyman for [someone]
比喻用法,指让某个群体感到恐惧或担忧的人或事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the bogeyman of
- ……的可怕人物(或事物)
- Inflation became the bogeyman of the 1970s.通货膨胀成了20世纪70年代的可怕之物。
- political bogeyman
- 政治上的恐怖形象,政治替罪羊
- The candidate used crime as his political bogeyman.这位候选人把犯罪问题当作他的政治替罪羊。
- create a bogeyman
- 制造可怕形象,树立假想敌
- They created a bogeyman to rally public support.他们制造了一个可怕形象来争取公众支持。
- fear of the bogeyman
- 对妖怪的恐惧
- Children's fear of the bogeyman usually fades with age.孩子对妖怪的恐惧通常会随着年龄增长而消失。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
发音像“boogie蹦蹦跳跳”,想象一个蹦跳的妖怪夜里吓小孩,记住bogeyman就是虚构出来吓唬孩子的怪物。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:children's stories、parenting、media and politics bogeyman 本义指用来吓唬小孩的虚构怪物,常见于亲子交流或儿童故事;也常比喻令人恐惧或憎恶的人物或事物,多见于新闻报道和政治评论。语域因语境而异,日常用稍口语化,比喻用法可出现于正式语体。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
“bogey”与bogeyman开头的/ˈboʊɡi/读音完全相同;以-man结尾的man、superman、snowman拼写相似,末尾都读/mæn/,但与bogeyman的重读元音不同,因此并不押韵。注意boogie拼写接近,但读/ˈbʊɡi/,元音不同。
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