a stooge for sb
介词 for 后接利用或操控该人的人、组织或事业。
He was dismissed as a stooge for the mayor.
他被斥为市长的傀儡。
托儿；假扮观众的助手；喜剧搭档中的正经陪衬；捧哏；警方的线人；内线；实验同谋；伪装成参与者的研究者助手；明知被利用仍甘愿受摆布的人；受骗者。
a person who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another person's benefit; a dupe
指明知被人利用仍配合，多含贬义
明知被利用仍甘愿受摆布的人；受骗者。
One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
魔术师的助手,假装是观众的一员
A magician's assistant who pretends to be a member of the audience.
捧哏演员
A straight man.
警方的秘密线人
A secret informant for police.
同伙；为研究者秘密工作的人,研究参与者不知情
A confederate; a person who is secretly working for the researcher, unknown to the study participant.
He was just a stooge for the company, taking all the criticism for the boss's mistakes.
他不过是公司的傀儡，替老板的错误承受所有批评。
用法提示：stooge 在此句中作名词，指被他人利用来承担过错的人，即傀儡。
The gang used the old man as a stooge to hide their illegal money.
那伙人利用那位老人作为傀儡来藏匿他们的非法资金。
用法提示：stooge 用作名词，表示被犯罪团伙利用的工具。
She refused to be a stooge in their dishonest plan.
她拒绝在他们的欺诈计划中充当傀儡。
用法提示：stooge 作名词，指在他人计划中被动受利用的人。
介词 for 后接利用或操控该人的人、组织或事业。
He was dismissed as a stooge for the mayor.
他被斥为市长的傀儡。
常与 act as 连用，强调临时充当被利用或陪衬的角色。
She refused to act as a stooge in the prank.
她拒绝在那场恶作剧中充当托儿。
所有格后接名词，说明该人为谁服务或被谁利用。
In the act, he is the comedian's stooge.
在表演中，他是那位喜剧演员的捧哏。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is stooge for the company.
正确表达He is a stooge for the company.
英语可数名词单数形式前通常要加不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。stooge 是可数名词，这里表示“一个傀儡”，所以要用 a stooge。
grammar · medium
易错句子The magician hired two stooge for the show.
正确表达The magician hired two stooges for the show.
英语可数名词受大于一的数词修饰时要用复数形式；汉语名词不随数词变化，学习者容易忘记加 -s。two 后面要用复数 stooges。
dupe 指因轻信而被蒙骗、通常自己并不知情的人；stooge 则强调明知被他人利用却仍甘愿配合。
pawn 指被权势者当作工具摆布、毫无主动权的人，常见于 be a pawn in... 结构；stooge 更强调甘愿充当帮衬或托儿，可用于魔术助手、捧哏等具体角色。
shill 特指受雇假装普通顾客或观众、为商品或表演造势的人，带贬义和口语色彩；stooge 在‘假扮观众’义上相近，但还指捧哏、线人等，且不一定是受雇。
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