Smoking is a particular bugbear of his.

抽烟是他心中特别的阴影.

Germany was always a bugbear for France.

德国一直是法国的威胁.

A related beast of superstition is the bugbear.

和迷信相关的野兽是bugbear(妖怪或熊地精）。

Like the fear of a bugbear by all of the young bees.

就像所有小蜜蜂都害怕妖怪一样。

University reform had long been his bugbear, and now was his bane.

大学改革早就是使他头痛的事情， 如今更成为他的祸害了。

But the bigger reason is simple: in this instance virtually all the blame should fall not on the government but on that other British bugbear, the weather.

但是，引发洪灾的主要原因不言而喻：事实上这次洪水灾害不应全部归责于政府，而是归咎于英国恶劣的天气，