a model or replica of a human being 假人,模特儿,人体模型 a waxwork dummy. 一尊蜡像。 ■a figure used for displaying or fitting clothes (陈列服装的)人体模型, a tailor's dummy. 裁缝的人体模型。 ■a ventriloquist's doll (腹语表演者的)假人 ■a person taking no real part or present only for appearances; a figurehead 挂名者,虚设者;傀儡 ■(Bridge)the declarer's partner, whose cards are exposed on the table after the opening lead and played by the declarer (桥牌)明手 ■(Bridge)the exposed hand of the declarer's partner (桥牌)明手牌 ■an imaginary fourth player in whist (惠斯特牌中的)虚拟搭档 [as modifier]dummy whist. 三人打的明手牌惠斯特。
an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real or usual one 仿制品,仿造物;仿制样品,空壳样品 tests using stuffed owls and wooden dummies. 用猫头鹰标本和木质仿制品做的试验。 [as modifier]a dummy torpedo. 假鱼雷。 ■(Brit.)a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on (英)橡皮奶嘴 ■a prototype or mock-up, especially of a book or the layout of a page (尤指书或页面的)空白样本(或样张);装帧样本 ■a blank round of ammunition 空包弹 ■[as modifier](Grammar)denoting a word that has no semantic content but is used to maintain grammatical structure (语法)假代的,形式的(只有语法功能而无语义的) a dummy subject as in ‘it is’ or ‘there are’. 如在‘it is’ 或 ‘there are’中的形式主语。
(chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass or kick intended to deceive an opponent (主要指橄榄球及英式足球)假传球(或踢球)动作
(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a stupid person (非正式,主北美)笨蛋,蠢人
(-ies, -ied)
[no obj.](chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent (主要指橄榄球及英式足球)做假传球(或踢球)动作 Blanco dummied past a static defence. 布兰科做假动作突破了消极的防守。
常用词组 sell someone a dummy
(chiefly in rugby and soccer) deceive an opponent by feigning a pass or kick (主要指橄榄球及英式足球)以假传球(或踢球)动作来迷惑某人
语源
late 16th cent.: from dumb + -y. The original sense was 'a person who cannot speak', then 'an imaginary fourth player in whist' (mid 18th cent.), whence 'a substitute for the real thing' and 'a model of a human being' (mid 19th cent.)
继承用法 dummy up
(N. Amer. informal)keep quiet; give no information (北美,非正式)不吭声,充哑巴