noun🔗Share無口な人, 黙っている人A silent person; a person who does not talk."My sister is a dummy at math; she never says anything during class discussions. "私の妹は数学が苦手で、授業中の議論では何も言いません。characterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareばか, 間抜けAn unintelligent person."My brother is a real dummy; he forgot to bring his textbook to school again. "私の兄は本当にばかだ。また教科書を学校に持ってくるのを忘れた。personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share人形, 操り人形A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet."The ventriloquist used his dummy to tell jokes during the school talent show. "腹話術師は、学校の才能発表会で冗談を言うために人形を使いました。entertainmentartpersonfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share人形, ダミーSomething constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person."To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop."事故の影響を理解するために、屋上からダミーを落としました。humanbodythingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share操り人形, 身代わりA person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw."The politician used a dummy to speak in favor of the new tax, a person who had no real opinions of their own. "その政治家は、新しい税に賛成する発言をするために身代わりを利用した。それは、自分自身の意見を全く持たない人物だった。personcharacterhumanpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareダミー、模型A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one."The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."展示されているハンマーとドリルはダミーです。devicetechnicalmachineitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareおしゃぶりA "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier."The baby wants her dummy."赤ちゃんはおしゃぶりが欲しい。familyutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share手札を見せて、他のプレイヤーがそこからプレイするプレイヤーA player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player."In the card game, the dummy played the King of Hearts, following the instructions of the player with the best hand. "カードゲームで、ダミーは最高のハンドを持つプレイヤーの指示に従い、ハートのキングをプレイしました。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareダミー、助詞A word serving only to make a construction grammatical."In the sentence "It is raining," the word "it" is a dummy subject; it doesn't refer to anything specific, but is required to make the sentence grammatically correct. "「It is raining」という文では、「it」はダミーの主語です。特定のものを指すわけではありませんが、文法的に正しい文にするために必要です。grammarlanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareダミー、仮引数An unused parameter or value."If flag1 is false, the other parameters are dummies."flag1がfalseの場合、他のパラメータは仮引数です。computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフェイント、見せかけA feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent."The quarterback used a dummy to trick the defense, then threw the ball to the open receiver. "クォーターバックはディフェンスを欺くためにフェイントを使い、それからフリーのレシーバーにボールを投げた。sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフェイント、見せかけA bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint."The soccer player used a dummy to the right to trick the defender into thinking he was going that way. "サッカー選手は、ディフェンダーを騙してそちらの方向に行くと思わせるために、右へのフェイントを使った。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share模型を作る, 試作するTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality."The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals."大工はリハーサルのために小道具の模型を作った。technologytechnicalcomputingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share見せかける, ふりをするTo feint."The boxer carefully dummy-struck his opponent to see if he was expecting a punch. "ボクサーは、相手がパンチを予想しているかどうかを確認するために、注意深く相手にフェイントをかけた。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading