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词汇 boggart
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Definition of boggart in English:

boggart

nounˈbɒɡət
Northern English, Scottish

  • An evil or mischievous spirit.

    〈苏格兰，北英格兰〉恶鬼，妖魔，幽灵

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Stuart glanced at Nancy, cringed a bit under the old soldier's glare and briefly thought of denying his role in the supposed boggart that haunted Nancy's house, but he thought better of it and answered.
    • They all looked so authoritative when flicking their wands to dismiss boggarts, poltergeists and other pests.
    • One common one causing fright or dread was called in Yorkshire the boggart, in Scotland the bogle, and in England the bogey or bogeyman.
    • ‘Many an old wood,’ Edwin Waugh claimed, ‘many a retired clough and running stream, many a lonely well and ancient building is still the reputed haunt of some old local sprite or boggart.’
    • During the festival, local residents and businesses will take part in a competition to decorate their homes, gardens and shop fronts with home made boggarts, wood spirits, elves, hobs and faeries.
    • So how do you tell if there are boggarts around?

Origin

Late 16th century: related to obsolete bog 'bugbear', boggle, and bogle.
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