the plaything of fate
idiom命运的玩物（指被命运摆布的人）
After the scandal, he felt like the plaything of fate.
丑闻之后，他觉得自己成了命运的玩物。
玩具；玩物
playthings — plural of plaything
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玩具；玩物
a toy
The toddler treated the empty box as a plaything and sat inside it for an hour.
那个幼儿把空箱子当作玩具，在里面坐了一个小时。
供玩耍的东西或人；玩物。
A thing or person intended for playing with.
设计用来玩的物品
an artifact designed to be played with
受命运摆布的人。
A person at the mercy of fate.
Please put your playthings back in the toy chest before dinner.
晚饭前请把你的玩具放回玩具箱。
The dog found a squeaky ball and made it his favorite plaything.
狗找到一个吱吱响的球，把它当成了最喜欢的玩具。
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命运的玩物（指被命运摆布的人）
After the scandal, he felt like the plaything of fate.
丑闻之后，他觉得自己成了命运的玩物。
把某人当玩物，玩弄某人
She made a plaything of him and then left without a word.
她把他玩弄于股掌之间，然后一言不发地离开了。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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plaything（/ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ/）由 play + thing 构成。末尾的 -thing 与 thing、swing、sing、ring 押韵（都含 /ɪŋ/）；something 也以 -thing 拼写，但重音在第一个音节，严格说与 plaything 的 /θɪŋ/ 不押韵。注意 play 的拼写与 plaything 开头相同，但读音 /pleɪ/ 与 -thing 不押韵。
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