patsy

英 [ˈpætsi]

美 [ˈpætsi]

n.  容易吃亏上当者; 容易成为替罪羊者

复数：patsies　

BNC.10930 / COCA.19274

牛津词典

noun

• 容易吃亏上当者；容易成为替罪羊者
  a weak person who is easily cheated or tricked, or who is forced to take the blame for sth that sb else has done wrong

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 糊涂蛋；容易上当的人
  If you describe someone as apatsy, you mean that they are rather stupid and are easily tricked by other people, or can be made to take the blame for other people's actions.
  1. Davis was nobody's patsy...
     戴维斯不会上任何人的当。
  2. He has long felt that Ray was set up, that he was a patsy.
     他一直觉得雷是被人陷害的，他是个糊涂蛋。

英英释义

noun

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  Synonym:chumpfoolgullmarkfall guysuckersoft touchmug

双语例句

• Patsy tried again '. Is that better?' she asked.
  帕特西分了一次又一次。这次好一点了吗？她问道。
• That guy over there looks like a perfect patsy. Mark is so gullible. What a pigeon!
  那边那小子看上去很容易上当受骗。马克很容易上当受骗，真是个大傻瓜！
• You know, it could be that I'm the patsy, and you're on the spot.
  你知道，也许我是牺牲品，而你被人注意。
• OK, so I may look like a patsy but I'm sure I'm not the only one who has experienced this.
  好吧，也许我看上去是个挺容易欺负的人，但我相信自己绝不是唯一有过这种经历的人。
• Patsy Cline, 1932-1963: Fans Were'Crazy'About This Young Country Music Star.
  1963年：美国人仍然迷恋这个曾经的年轻的国家音乐明星。
• Before my aunt Patsy retired from being a schoolteacher, she told all sorts of clever stories and tossed out interesting ideas.
  佩喜阿姨还没从学校教职退休时，会讲各种精彩的故事和抛出有趣的想法。
• She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones.
  她长得太快，衣服很快便穿不下了，帕齐只好经常给她买新衣服。
• The new family consisted of George, Martha, Patsy, and John who soon after the marriage made their home at George's estate, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac River.
  乔治，玛萨，帕特茜和约翰组成了新家庭。婚后不久，一家人在波拖马可河畔的维尔努山的乔治庄园重建了他们的家园。
• There need be no patsy, because the economy is not a zero-sum game.
  这里不应该有替罪羊，因为经济并非零和游戏。
• Patsy had picked up the baby and was bouncing him on her knee.
  帕齐抱起婴儿放在膝上颠动着。