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

• And all the puppets danced around.
  所有的木偶便围着他手舞足蹈。
• They were mere puppets manipulated by men in search of other ends.
  他们只不过是些受别有用心的人操纵的傀儡。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In this puppet play, the dolls are using the human characters as if they were puppets.
  在这出木偶戏里，玩偶有着与人类相同的性格特性。
• 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。
• 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。
• The puppets are expertly manipulated by Liz Walker
  利兹·沃克熟练地操纵着木偶。
• Besides the puppets and stage props, I also had to bring a mat and quilt.
  除了木偶和道具，我还要带上被褥。