bogey man meaning in English
(讲出来吓唬孩子的)妖怪；可怕的东西。
Examples
- Alice had cowered under the blankets hiding from the bogey man , who , her elder brothers assured her , would come and get her if she so much as poked her nose out
艾丽斯畏缩在毛毯底下躲避那个妖怪，她哥哥使她相信，如果她把鼻子伸出来，妖怪就会来捉她。 - The two children are visiting their grandmother . when the children show signs of naughtiness , she threatens them with the bogey man , who lives in the chimney and eats bad children
两个小鬼头探望老祖母，为了不让小朋友调皮捣蛋，开始跟他们说起烟囱里可怕怪物的故事，小朋友如果不乖，就会… … 。