| 单词 | puppet |
| 释义 | puppet —puppetlike, adj. /pup"it/, n. 1. an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by the hand, rods, wires, etc., as on a miniature stage. Cf. hand puppet, marionette. 2. a person, group, government, etc., whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others. 3. a small doll. 4. Mach. poppethead. [1350-1400; earlier poppet, ME popet, appar. alter. of MLG poppe doll < LL puppa, L pupa doll; see -ET] Syn. 2. pawn, figurehead, instrument. |
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