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

• I'm just being used as the fall guy in this.
  我在这件事中不过是个替罪羊。
• 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。
• I never thought you'd fall for a guy like me. Plus, there was the fact that you were always dating tons of other guys.
  我从来没有想过你会喜欢像我这样的男孩，但是，你经常和其它男孩有过约会这是事实！
• 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。
• 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。
• I hired you to be my fall guy.
  而是请你来当挡箭牌的。
• 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。
• It looks as if I'm the person who will be blamed if the plan fails, I am the fall guy.
  看来，如果计划失败，我似乎是将受到谴责的人。我是替罪羊。
• But you need a fall guy, fine.
  但是你们需要一个替罪羊。