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

• You fall in love with that stupid guy?
  你爱上了那个蠢货吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• He would always use Jack as the fall guy when he makes a mistake.
  每次他犯错误的时候他总是让杰克当替罪羔羊。