Inflation is the bogy of many governments. 通货膨胀是许多政府害怕的事情.
The next morning as I leaped down the back steps, I saw Bogy next door and stopped. 第二天早上,我跳下后院的台阶时,看见隔壁的博吉就停了下来。
Bogy, brown eyes regarding me, panted happily, pink tongue peeking from tusked20 jaws. 博吉那双棕色眼睛看着我,高兴地喘着粗气,张开长着獠牙的嘴,吐出粉红的舌头。
bogy
[ noun ]
an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
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an evil spirit
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Bogy \Bo"gy\, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.] A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. ``Death's heads and bogies.'' --J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.]
There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing bogy in the history of savages. --C. Kingsley.
Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy}, plural {bogies}.] 1. A goblin; a bugbear.
Syn: bogeyman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm. Black. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Golf) a score one stroke over par for a hole; formerly, the definition of bogey was the same as that now used for {par}, i.e., an ideal score or number of strokes, for each hole, against which players compete; -- it was said to be so called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary first-rate player called Colonel Bogey. Now the standard score is called {par}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
3. (Mil.) an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations, such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be hostile. [PJC]
The specter of invasion remains a common bogy in both countries and a handy diversion from domestic problems.
The Fisher Park Golf Course is a bogy for Linda Rodvold.