| 单词 | marionette |
| 释义 | marionette noun[C] uk/ˌmær.i.əˈnet/us/ˌmer.i.əˈnet/asmallmodelof apersonoranimalwithpartsof thebodythat aremovedwithstrings 牵线木偶Synonym puppet Compare glove puppetUK hand puppetUS  Bborriss/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Toys & dolls
marionette| American Dictionarymarionette noun[C] us/ˌmær·i·əˈnet/asmallmodelof apersonoranimal,controlledfrom above bystringsattachedtoitsmovablebodypartsand used ascharactersonsmallstagesas anentertainment Examplesofmarionettemarionette And not only must the puppeteer 'dance' with hismarionette, but he must transpose himself into its centre of gravity. From theCambridge English Corpus Her protagonists resemble silhouettes or marionettes, who present angular and impenetrable exteriors. From theCambridge English Corpus She later continues the puppet show theme likening him to amarionetteand coyly asking who is pulling the strings? From theCambridge English Corpus If marionettes appealed to the entire strata of nineteenth-century society, they also absorbed the full range of entertainments on offer. From theCambridge English Corpus If those on stage are crazy marionettes, they are being manipulated from beneath rather than above. From theCambridge English Corpus In essence, she dismisses the idea that people are ' marionettes ', powerless against higher, outside influences. From theCambridge English Corpus About twenty young men, aged from twelve to eighteen, participated in three workshops focused on theatre, circus, andmarionetteconstruction. From theCambridge English Corpus In the middle is themarionettebuilt during the project, which came to serve as its mascot. From theCambridge English Corpus Marionette-like, each group builds a pyramid, pushing the 'girl' up onto the scaffolding of the couple (see illustration opposite). From theCambridge English Corpus Subsection (1) quite simply gives the concession on puppet andmarionetteshows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, there is no need for the operator of the marionettes to say anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the whole of that subsection there is no reference to puppet shows ormarionettetheatres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Without a shadow of doubt, its members will be marionettes, dancing to the tune of a majority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should be women, wherever possible, and they should be neither martinets nor marionettes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who is themarionetteof this performance? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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