noun🔗Share哑巴，沉默寡言的人。 A silent person; a person who does not talk."My sister is a dummy at math; she never says anything during class discussions. "我妹妹数学很差，上课讨论的时候总是像个哑巴一样，什么也不说。characterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share笨蛋，傻瓜。 An unintelligent person."My brother is a real dummy; he forgot to bring his textbook to school again. "我 弟弟 真 是 个 笨蛋，他又忘了带课本去学校了。personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share傀儡，木偶。 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. "腹语术表演者在学校的才艺表演中用他的木偶讲笑话。entertainmentartpersonfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假人，人体模型 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."为了了解事故的影响，我们从屋顶上扔下了一个假人模型。humanbodythingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share傀儡， 替罪羊 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. "那位政客找了个傀儡来支持新税，那个人根本没有任何自己的主张。personcharacterhumanpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share模型, 样品. A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one."The hammer and drill in the display are dummies."展示柜里的锤子和电钻都是模型。devicetechnicalmachineitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share奶嘴，安慰奶嘴. A "dummy teat"; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby; a pacifier."The baby wants her dummy."宝宝想要她的安慰奶嘴了。familyutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share明手， 示弱者。 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. "在纸牌游戏中，明手出了红桃K，按照持有最佳牌的玩家的指示行动。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share虚词，填充词。 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. "在“It is raining”这个句子中，“it”是个虚词主语；它不指代任何具体事物，但却是句子在语法上成立所必需的。grammarlanguagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share哑参数，占位符。 An unused parameter or value."If flag1 is false, the other parameters are dummies."如果flag1是假，那么其他参数就是哑参数，只是占位符而已。computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假动作，佯攻 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. "四分卫先做了一个假动作来迷惑对方的防守，然后把球传给了无人盯防的接球手。sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假动作，虚晃。 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. "那个足球运动员向右边做了一个假动作，虚晃一枪，引诱防守队员以为他要往那边去。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share模拟, 仿制。 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."木工们为了排练，做了些没有实际功能的道具模型。technologytechnicalcomputingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share假装，虚晃一枪 To feint."The boxer carefully dummy-struck his opponent to see if he was expecting a punch. "拳击手小心地虚晃一枪，试探对手是否预料到他会出拳。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
