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。
• But you need a fall guy, fine.
  但是你们需要一个替罪羊。
• 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。
• The fall guy may have been involved in the situation, but was not the person who should be blamed.
  替罪羊可能被卷入这种状况，但不是应当受到责罚的人。
• A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.
  替罪羊（afallguy）指决定当输家或者受害者的人。
• You need a fall guy.
  你需要一个替罪羊。
• 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。
• 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。
• I hired you to be my fall guy.
  而是请你来当挡箭牌的。
• And you need a fall guy to play the role of "killer,"
  还得找一个替罪羊做“凶手”