puppets

英 [ˈpʌpɪts]

美 [ˈpʌpəts]

n.  木偶; 傀儡
puppet的复数

柯林斯词典

• 木偶
  Apuppetis a doll that you can move, either by pulling strings which are attached to it or by putting your hand inside its body and moving your fingers.
• N-COUNT 傀儡；受人操纵者
  You can refer to a person or country as apuppetwhen you mean that their actions are controlled by a more powerful person or government, even though they may appear to be independent.
  1. When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers...
     外敌入侵时，他作为占领者的傀儡行使统治。
  2. He warned there would be a 'social explosion' if the army installed another puppet prime minister.
     他警告说如果军方再安插一个新的傀儡首相，将会引发“社会暴动”。

双语例句

• In some extent, it is correct that we are the puppets of God.
  从某种程度而言，我们是上帝的傀儡这句话是对的。
• Shadow Plays are put on with folk-art shadow puppets.
  皮影戏用民间艺术中的皮影木偶进行表演。
• Because you know, you could make little puppets out of them.
  你可以在你的“残酷戏院”中。
• Paul Klee's eerie hand puppets come a few rooms later, amid designs for tapestries and glasswork.
  过了几个房间会看到保罗·克利怪异的布袋木偶放在挂毯设计和玻璃制品中间。
• The recalled puppets come in the shape of animals and people; some are Halloween or Christmas-themed.
  召回产品形状为动物或人，一些是以万圣节和圣诞节为主题的。
• Carped one seven-year-old about the glove puppets used in Burger King's The Lost World television advertisement.
  一名7岁儿童看到汉堡王的电视广告《失去的世界》中的布袋木偶，挑剔地说。
• I just wanted Jennifer Connelly to find her goddamned way and save me the two hours of dancing puppets.
  我只是希望珍妮佛-康纳利能找到她那条该死的路来拯救我这两个小时的提心吊胆。
• In 1947 production such as Emperor's Dream used puppets in an exaggerated way to expose corruption of politics.
  1947年创作出了动画片《皇帝梦》。动画片用木偶以夸张的手法讽刺了当时政治的腐败。
• They made the rules but, in reality, they were mere puppets manipulated by other men.
  他们制定了规程，但实际上他们只是受别人操纵的傀儡。
• They declared that they were not string puppets.
  他们声明他们不是牵线木偶。