fall guy

英 [ˈfɔːl ɡaɪ]

美 [ˈfɔːl ɡaɪ]

n.  代人受过者; 替罪羊

牛津词典

noun

• 代人受过者；替罪羊
  a person who is blamed or punished for sth wrong that another person has done

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 替罪羊;替死鬼
  If someone is thefall guy, they are blamed for something which they did not do or which is not their fault.
  1. He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair.
     他声称自己是这起事件的替罪羊。

英英释义

noun

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  Synonym:chumpfoolgullmarkpatsysuckersoft touchmug

双语例句

• In his book he claims that President Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy and tghat Lee Harvey Oswald was set up as a fall guy.
  在他的书中，他声称肯尼迪总统是一个阴谋的受害者，而李哈维奥斯瓦德只是替罪羊。
• But you need a fall guy, fine.
  但是你们需要一个替罪羊。
• The jury had no doubt that Mr Libby was technically guilty. But he looked like a fall guy in the bigger scheme of things.
  陪审团自然也毫不怀疑利比在此事中触犯了法律，只是他更像一串重大事件中的替罪羊。
• This police officer, I'm sure, considered himself a fall guy. I mean what you have to consider is that the Taliban militants, so-called, who are being charged in this were children.
  我相信这位警官觉得自己是个替死鬼，我的意思是，你必须考虑这个问题：这些被指控的所谓塔利班分子只是儿童。
• In what degree can you convince yourself to fall in love with a guy who you share no future with?
  多大程度上你会说服自己爱上一个与你没有明确共同未来的人？
• And you need a fall guy to play the role of "killer,"
  还得找一个替罪羊做“凶手”
• You fall in love with that stupid guy?
  你爱上了那个蠢货吗？
• Gradually, from midsummer to late fall, the chemotherapy transformed me into a bald guy whose pallor was offset only by the hint of terror in his eyes.
  从盛夏到深秋，慢慢地，化疗把我变成了一个秃头的家伙，苍白的脸色，惊恐的眼神。
• I'm just being used as the fall guy in this.
  我在这件事中不过是个替罪羊。
• The police arrested a fall guy. The real crooks are still free.
  警察逮到一个替死鬼。真正的歹徒仍逍遥法外。