Word · Frequency #7795
puppets
木偶
puppets is the plural of puppet.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
- 1.
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
用线或棍操纵或手套形式的人或动物小模型
- 2.
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
提线木偶
- 3.
A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
被他人控制的人、国家等
- 4.
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
傀儡
- 5.
The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
车床主轴轴承的垂直支撑
- 6.
a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
手偶
用线或棍操纵或手套形式的人或动物小模型；提线木偶；被他人控制的人、国家等；傀儡；车床主轴轴承的垂直支撑
In use
The puppeteer made the wooden puppet dance across the stage.
The dictator installed a puppet government to maintain control.
He felt like a puppet controlled by his overbearing parents.
a puppet
The child played with a puppet.
孩子玩着一个木偶。
puppet + noun
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。
be a puppet of sb/sth
He was just a puppet of the corporate executives.
Connections
Collocations
- hand puppet
- 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。
- puppet government
- 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。
- puppet master
- 操纵者
- He was the puppet master behind the entire operation.他是整个行动的幕后操纵者。
- string puppet
- 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。
- puppet show
- 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。
- political puppet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象木偶被线操控，像宠物（pet）被主人控制，拼写中有'pet'。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with /pʌpət/. Words such as 'carpet' (/ˈkɑːrpɪt/) and 'trumpet' (/ˈtrʌmpɪt/) share the -pet spelling but differ in vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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