bugbears
n.令人烦恼的事物;让人担忧的问题:指让人感到困扰、担忧或恐惧的事物。
例句
Turkey suffers from two other bugbears: inflation and a large current-account deficit.
土耳其还面临着其他两个难题:通货膨胀和高额的往来账户赤字。
Socrates used to call the opinions of the many by the name of Lamiae, bugbears to frighten children.
苏格拉底常常以拉弥亚之名,以吓唬孩子的妖怪之名称呼多数人的意见。
You will probably find it a relief to bring things out in the open - and far easier than being burdened by hidden bugbears.
或许,把一切都摊开后你将感到轻松,要比扛着那些隐藏的“妖魔鬼怪“远容易。