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

• But you need a fall guy, fine.
  但是你们需要一个替罪羊。
• 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。
• He was a very unpleasant person-he would always use his friend Peter as the fall guy if things went wrong.
  他这人很可恶，出了岔子总是拿他的朋友彼得当替罪羊。
• Or at least a fall guy.
  要么抓到一个可怜的家伙。
• You need a fall guy.
  你需要一个替罪羊。
• In his book he claims that President Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy and tghat Lee Harvey Oswald was set up as a fall guy.
  在他的书中，他声称肯尼迪总统是一个阴谋的受害者，而李哈维奥斯瓦德只是替罪羊。
• He's making me the fall guy.
  他只是要我当替罪羊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。