straw man

straw man读音音标

英 [strɔ: mæn]

美 [strɔ mæn]

straw man意思解释

n.

假想的对手，被当作挡箭牌的人；

英英释义

n.

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

同义词：front manfrontfigureheadnominal headstrawman

a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

同义词：strawman

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

同义词：scarecrowstrawmanbird-scarerscarer

双语例句

He was too good to be a scarecrow and he was too good to be a man.他太完美了不能做个稻草人，他做一个男人也太完美了。The Scarecrow\'s fields are full of genetically modified soya and the Tin Man has silicon components.竖立着稻草人的田野现在充斥着转基因大豆，而铁皮人也已装上了半导体芯片。He seems to be looking for a man of straw to belabour.他看来在找一个假想的敌人来加以痛打。