dummies

英 [ˈdʌmiz]

美 [ˈdʌmiz]

n.  (尤指缝制或陈列服装用的)人体模型; 仿制品; 仿造物; 笨蛋; 蠢货
dummy的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 人体模型,假人(常用于陈列服装)
  Adummyis a model of a person, often used to display clothes.
  1. ...the bottom half of a shop-window dummy.
     商店橱窗里假人模特的下半身
  2. ...the ventriloquist's dummy.
     表演口技用的傀儡
• N-COUNT 仿制品;仿造样品
  You can usedummyto refer to things that are not real, but have been made to look or behave as if they are real.
  1. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists...
     高速公路旁将安装仿真巡逻车以威慑那些超速驾车者。
  2. They asked her to put together a dummy for a new magazine...
     他们让她为一本新杂志攒一份小样。
  3. Soldiers were still using dummy weapons because real guns were not yet available.
     士兵们还在用仿制的武器，因为还搞不到真家伙。
• (婴儿用的)橡皮奶嘴,橡皮奶头
  A baby'sdummyis a rubber or plastic object that you give the baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted.

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pacifier


• N-COUNT 笨蛋;蠢货
  If you call someone adummy, you mean that you think they are stupid.
  1. 'You're a dummy, Mack,' she yelled.
     “你是个蠢货,麦克。”她叫嚷着。
• (桥牌中的)明手牌
  Adummyordummy handis a hand of cards in a card game such as bridge or whist which is placed on the table so all the players can see it.

双语例句

• Because of the expected destruction, organisers refused to use expensive crash test dummies and instead opted for cheaper mannequins for the experiment.
  考虑到预期破坏性，组织者拒绝使用昂贵的碰撞试验假人，而是选用了更便宜的人体模型来做试验。
• One day I would love to conduct an experiment by replacing the entire board of directors of a major corporation with shop dummies and see how well things go.
  我很想哪天做一个实验，用橱窗里的假人模特把一家大公司的整个董事会都替换掉，看看情况会怎样。
• That's a good question for the dummies in the lab.
  用实验室的假人做个实验会很好。
• Then BANG! The teacher's yardstick hitting my desk brought me back to the real world where subjects did not relate to my interest and dreamers are related to dummies.
  突然“啪”一声，老师的教鞭打在我桌上，我被拉回到了现实世界中来&在这个世界里，我对所学的科目没有半点兴趣，爱做梦的我被当成白痴。
• There are concerns that toys and dummies are being replaced by the likes of iPads and smartphones, but children are not at a level of maturity to deal with such advanced technology.
  值得关注的是，现在玩具和娃娃已逐渐被iPad和智能手机之类的电子产品所替代，但是孩子们并没有成长到可以接触此类高科技产品的阶段。
• To remedy this general Zhang ordered his men to make straw dummies and to dress them in black uniforms.
  为缓解危机，张将军命令部下做些稻草人，并给它们穿上黑色的制服。
• To delay knowledge of the escape, they made dummies out of sheets and pillowcases and left them in their beds.
  为了掩饰，他们还用被单和枕套做成了假人放在床铺上。
• As the dummies were thrown into the flames a sudden storm broke and sent everyone scampering for cover.
  四个肖像抛进火焰的时候，暴风雨突然降临，人人走避。
• I mean, there are some real dummies that have graduated from college.
  我是说，这里有些人是真正的从大学假毕业。
• We've all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts
  在电视里，假人穿过挡风玻璃飞出去的警示镜头我们见得多了，知道不系安全带的危险。