1N-COUNT 木偶 A puppet is 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. 木偶
2N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]傀儡;受人操纵者 You can refer to a person or country as a puppet when you mean that their actions are controlled by a more powerful person or government, even though they may appear to be independent. 傀儡;受人操纵者 [disapproval]
When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers. [+ of]
外敌入侵时,他作为占领者的傀儡行使统治。
He warned there would be a 'social explosion' if the army installed another puppet prime minister.
1model of a person/animal人或動物的模型ADJECTIVE | VERB + PUPPET | PUPPET + NOUNADJECTIVE➤finger, glove (BrE) , hand, shadow, sock手指木偶;布袋木偶;牽線木偶;皮影木偶▸➤wooden木偶VERB + PUPPET➤control, manipulate, work操縱木偶◇a puppet controlled by strings提線木偶◇How do you work these puppets?你是如何操縱這些木偶的?➤make做木偶PUPPET + NOUN➤play, show木偶表演▸➤theatre/theater木偶劇院▸➤master木偶操縱者puppet
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2sb whose actions are controlled by sb else受他人操縱者ADJECTIVE | VERB + PUPPET | PUPPET + NOUNADJECTIVE➤mere (especially BrE) 只是傀儡◇The president is a mere puppet of his prime minister.這位總統只不過是總理的傀儡。VERB + PUPPET➤control, manipulate控制/操縱傀儡◇He's become a puppet manipulated by the government.他已經變成了一個由政府操縱的傀儡。PUPPET + NOUN➤government, king, regime, state傀儡政府/國王/政權/國家