dummy
英 ['d?m?]
美['d?mi]
- adj. 虛擬的；假的
- n. 傀儡；啞巴；仿制品
TEM4GRE低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?dummies;
助記提示
1. 諧音“打謎”---打啞謎。
2. dumb => dummy.
2. dumb => dummy.
中文詞源
dummy 仿制品
來(lái)自dumb, 啞的。用于指仿制品。
英文詞源
- dummy (n.)
- 1590s, "mute person," from dumb (adj.) + -y (3). Extended by 1845 to "figure representing a person." Used in card games (originally whist) since 1736. Meaning "dolt, blockhead" is from 1796.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They asked her to put together a dummy for a new magazine.
- 他們讓她為一本新雜志攢一份小樣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The seamstresses cluck around a dummy, discussing a tuck here and there.
- 這些女裁縫圍著模特兒衣架?chē)\嘰嘎嘎地討論衣服這里或那里要做的小改動(dòng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. "You're a dummy, Mack," she yelled.
- “你是個(gè)蠢貨，麥克。”她叫嚷著。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. He looked like a ventriloquist's dummy.
- 他看上去像腹語(yǔ)術(shù)表演者用的人偶。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Before we started we did a dummy run.
- 我們開(kāi)始之前進(jìn)行了一次演習(xí)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句