straw man
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?str?? ?m?n]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?strɑ? ?m?n]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- 爭(zhēng)論, (用以駁倒或引起爭(zhēng)論的)假想論點(diǎn),假想主張,假想敵, 罪惡, (在非法交易等中)用以作掩護(hù)的(虛構(gòu))人物,被用作擋箭牌的人。
英漢例句
- He was too good to be a scarecrow and he was too good to be a man.
他太完美了不能做個(gè)稻草人,他做一個(gè)男人也太完美了。 - The Scarecrow's fields are full of genetically modified soya and the Tin Man has silicon components.
豎立著稻草人的田野現(xiàn)在充斥著轉(zhuǎn)基因大豆,而鐵皮人也已裝上了半導(dǎo)體芯片。 - He seems to be looking for a man of straw to belabour.
他看來(lái)在找一個(gè)假想的敵人來(lái)加以痛打。
英英字典
- (ARGUMENT) an argument, claim, or opponent that is invented in order to win or create an argument
- (CRIME) someone, often an imaginary person, who is used to hide an illegal or secret activity