puppet
UK/'pʌpit/US
C2
Definitions
n.
A small figure of a person or animal moved by strings or rods; a person or country controlled by another.
木偶；傀儡，受人操纵者
v.
To control or manipulate like a puppet.
操纵，控制
Root Breakdown
Native Englishpuppetother
=puppet
Common Collocations
- 1.puppet government傀儡政府
- 2.puppet state傀儡国家
- 3.hand puppet手偶
- 4.puppet master幕后操控者
Example Sentences
- 1.
The children laughed as the puppet danced across the tiny stage.
- 2.
Critics accused the newly installed leader of being a puppet of foreign powers.
- 3.
The dictator ruled through a puppet government that had no real authority.