| 单词 | whipping-girl |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhipping-girl whipping-girl n. cf.whipping-boy n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] > scapegoat wispa1450 whipping-boy1647 scapegoat1824 whip-boy1845 whipping-girl1896 1896 Daily News 30 Dec. 5/1 There will always be a devotee ready to stand as whipping-girl between him and the strokes of fate. 1906 B. M. Croker Youngest Miss Mowbray viii Ella did not speak; she did not even cry out, while she acted as the whipping-girl of her enemy. < as lemmas |
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