柯林斯词典whipping boy (whipping boys) 1. N-COUNT If someone or something is a whipping boy for a particular situation, they get all the blame for it. 替人受过者 He has become a convenient whipping boy for the failures of the old regime. 他成了承担旧政权失败的现成的替罪羊。 返回 whipping boy剑桥词典someone or something that is blamed or punished for problems that are caused by someone or something else 替罪羊，代人受过者 返回 whipping boy