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

• In what degree can you convince yourself to fall in love with a guy who you share no future with?
  多大程度上你会说服自己爱上一个与你没有明确共同未来的人？
• I'm just being used as the fall guy in this.
  我在这件事中不过是个替罪羊。
• 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。
• He's making me the fall guy.
  他只是要我当替罪羊。
• The main actor have a fall guy do all the dangerous scene in the movie.
  那位男主角在电影中所有的危险镜头都由一个替身演员代拍。
• And you need a fall guy to play the role of "killer,"
  还得找一个替罪羊做“凶手”
• 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。
• 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。
• But you need a fall guy, fine.
  但是你们需要一个替罪羊。
• 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。