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。
• I hired you to be my fall guy.
  而是请你来当挡箭牌的。
• I'm just being used as the fall guy in this.
  我在这件事中不过是个替罪羊。
• 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。
• And you need a fall guy to play the role of "killer,"
  还得找一个替罪羊做“凶手”
• The main actor have a fall guy do all the dangerous scene in the movie.
  那位男主角在电影中所有的危险镜头都由一个替身演员代拍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.
  替罪羊（afallguy）指决定当输家或者受害者的人。