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a puppet
The child played with a puppet.
孩子玩着一个木偶。
木偶
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
木偶
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
The child played with a puppet.
孩子玩着一个木偶。
用线或棍操纵或手套形式的人或动物小模型
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
提线木偶
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
被他人控制的人、国家等
A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
傀儡
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
The puppeteer made the wooden puppet dance across the stage.
操纵木偶的人让木偶在舞台上跳舞。
The dictator installed a puppet government to maintain control.
独裁者扶植了一个傀儡政府以维持控制。
He felt like a puppet controlled by his overbearing parents.
他感觉自己像个被专横的父母操纵的傀儡。
The child played with a puppet.
孩子玩着一个木偶。
puppet 作定语常含贬义，指受外部操纵的实体。
The country was a puppet state under foreign control.
该国是一个受外国控制的傀儡国家。
He was just a puppet of the corporate executives.
他只是公司高管的傀儡。
Not this
He is puppet of the government.
Use this
He is a puppet of the government.
汉语中没有冠词，学生容易漏掉不定冠词'a'。这里'puppet'是可数名词单数，需要冠词。
Not this
There are many puppet on the shelf.
Use this
There are many puppets on the shelf.
汉语名词单复数同形，学生容易忘加复数词尾。'puppet'的复数是'puppets'，需要加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
手偶
The children enjoyed a show with a colorful hand puppet.
孩子们欣赏了一场色彩鲜艳的手偶表演。
傀儡政府
After the invasion, a puppet government was installed by the occupying forces.
入侵后，占领军扶植了一个傀儡政府。
操纵者
He was the puppet master behind the entire operation.
他是整个行动的幕后操纵者。
提线木偶
A string puppet requires a skilled puppeteer to bring it to life.
提线木偶需要熟练的操纵者才能让它活灵活现。
木偶戏
We took the kids to see a puppet show at the local theater.
我们带孩子们去本地剧院看木偶戏。
政治傀儡
The leader was widely regarded as a political puppet of the foreign powers.
这位领导人被普遍认为是外国势力的政治傀儡。
幕后操纵者
He is the puppet master behind the whole scheme.
他是整个阴谋的幕后操纵者。
傀儡戏；受操纵的局面
The election was just a puppet show with the dictator pulling the strings.
那场选举不过是一场傀儡戏，独裁者才是幕后操纵者。
受人操纵的人
She felt like a puppet at the mercy of her boss.
她觉得自己像个被老板操纵的傀儡。
木偶大师，我在牵动你的线。
In Metallica's song 'Master of Puppets,' the word 'puppet' describes a person under total control.
在Metallica的歌曲《Master of Puppets》中，“puppet”一词形容完全受控的人。
Use puppet naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象木偶被线操控，像宠物（pet）被主人控制，拼写中有'pet'。
该词既可指具体的木偶（如提线木偶或手偶），也可比喻受人操纵的人。具体用法需根据语境判断。
No common words rhyme with /pʌpət/. Words such as 'carpet' (/ˈkɑːrpɪt/) and 'trumpet' (/ˈtrʌmpɪt/) share the -pet spelling but differ in vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.