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

• This unfortunate aristocrat girl Penelope becomes this ancient curse fall guy.
  这个不幸的贵族女孩佩内洛普成为这个古老诅咒的牺牲者。
• It makes sense, I think she might fall for a French guy.
  完全有可能，我想她可能喜欢上了一个法国小伙。
• If Jeff Van Gundy was the fall guy for another first-round failure in the playoffs, at least one of the Rockets thinks the wrong guy tumbled.
  如果杰夫-范甘迪是火箭队又一次止步于首轮的替罪羊，那么队中至少有一位球员并不觉得这是公平的。
• 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。
• You need a fall guy.
  你需要一个替罪羊。
• 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。
• After all, when share prices fall and hemlines follow, then a guy needs something to cheer himself up.
  毕竟，当股票下跌，裙摆也跟着向下延长时，总得有什么东西让人振奋起来。
• 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。
• The gang ran off and left their lookout at a fall guy.
  那伙人逃跑了，让他们守望员当了替罪羊。
• I never thought you'd fall for a guy like me. Plus, there was the fact that you were always dating tons of other guys.
  我从来没有想过你会喜欢像我这样的男孩，但是，你经常和其它男孩有过约会这是事实！