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

• 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。
• Or at least a fall guy.
  要么抓到一个可怜的家伙。
• This unfortunate aristocrat girl Penelope becomes this ancient curse fall guy.
  这个不幸的贵族女孩佩内洛普成为这个古老诅咒的牺牲者。
• The fall guy may have been involved in the situation, but was not the person who should be blamed.
  替罪羊可能被卷入这种状况，但不是应当受到责罚的人。
• He would always use Jack as the fall guy when he makes a mistake.
  每次他犯错误的时候他总是让杰克当替罪羔羊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。