bogeyman

/boog-ee-man, boh-gee-, boo-/US // ˈbʊg iˌmæn, ˈboʊ gi-, ˈbu- //UK // (ˈbəʊɡɪˌmæn) //

妖怪,妖怪人,恶棍,祸害

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural bo·gey·men.
- : an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, especially a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.

nounghost

Synonyms

The movement has served, at times, as a bogeyman for police and the far right in general, with Snohomish’s own police chief resigning last year, days before the Back The Blue rally, after he fueled rumors of an ominous antifa mob approaching town.
A neo-Nazi alliance called Right Sector, which was active in pro-Maidan violence, is another bogeyman.
What went before, an interim framework agreement that caused a great deal of controversy, is no longer the bogeyman.
Insurance is a large and varied industry, and frequently plays the heavy and bogeyman, especially the health insurers.
“China has replaced Japan as the bogeyman of East Asia in terms of international investment,” said Milhaupt.
Hamas remains the bogeyman, much as the PLO was, before Madrid and Oslo, but with some crucial differences.

/boog-ee-man, boh-gee-, boo-/US // ˈbʊg iˌmæn, ˈboʊ gi-, ˈbu- //UK // (ˈbəʊɡɪˌmæn) //

妖怪,妖怪人,恶棍,祸害

n.名词 noun

1
plural bo·gey·men.
- : an imaginary evil character of supernatural powers, especially a mythical hobgoblin supposed to carry off naughty children.

nounghost

Synonyms

The movement has served, at times, as a bogeyman for police and the far right in general, with Snohomish’s own police chief resigning last year, days before the Back The Blue rally, after he fueled rumors of an ominous antifa mob approaching town.
A neo-Nazi alliance called Right Sector, which was active in pro-Maidan violence, is another bogeyman.
What went before, an interim framework agreement that caused a great deal of controversy, is no longer the bogeyman.
Insurance is a large and varied industry, and frequently plays the heavy and bogeyman, especially the health insurers.
“China has replaced Japan as the bogeyman of East Asia in terms of international investment,” said Milhaupt.
Hamas remains the bogeyman, much as the PLO was, before Madrid and Oslo, but with some crucial differences.