man of straw
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌmæn əv ˈstrɔː]
- 美式音标 [ˌmæn əv ˈstrɑː]
- 英式发音
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基本解释
- 稻草人(等于straw man)
英汉例句
- A man of straw is worth of a woman of gold.
稻草男人抵得上金玉女子。 - If the defendant be a man of straw, who is to pay the costs, sir?
假若被告是个傀儡,那么谁来支付这些费用呢? - He is easily controlled by others so we think he's a man of straw.
他很容易被别人控制,因此我们说他是一个很弱的对手。 - In short, the prime minister seems intent on throwing his personal authority behind an attempt to demolish a man of straw.
ECONOMIST: Smothering the euro debate The - The Democrats voted to do away with their favorite straw man of blaming the Bush tax cuts for all that troubles the economy and fiscal imbalance of the Federal government.
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双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- (WEAK) someone who has a weak character
- (IMAGINARY) a straw man
- a person of little substance