Bogey

(noun.) an evil spirit.

(noun.) (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole.

(verb.) to shoot in one stroke over par.

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• Almost every attempt to mitigate the hardships of industrialism has had to deal with the bogey of liberty. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• You've seen that she's just an old bogey like all the others. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The bogey of the saloon had presented itself early: it was very clear that an affirmative position by the candidate was sure to alienate either the temperance or the liquor vote. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• And now the reddleman has in his turn followed Buonaparte to the land of worn-out bogeys, and his place is filled by modern inventions. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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