sock puppet
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɒk ˌpʌp.ɪt/us/ˈsɑːk ˌpʌp.ɪt/atoypersonoranimalmade from adecoratedsockorsimilarpieceofmaterialthat you can putyourhandinside andmovewithyourfingers:
袜子玩偶,袜子手偶(一种用装饰过的袜子或类似的材料做成的玩具人形或动物,可以套在手指上玩)She made ashortanimatedfilmactedout withsockpuppets.她制作了一部用袜子手偶表演的动画短片。
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disapproving
someone who iscontrolledby anotherpersonand made to say or do things thatpersonwantssaid or done:
(思想和行为受制于人的)傀儡Thereaderquicklyrealizesthat Mr. Swift is using Paula as asockpuppetfor his ownpurposes.读者很快就意识到,为了达成自己的目的,斯威夫特先生把宝拉当做了傀儡。
disapproving(alsosockpuppet)
on theinternet, afalseidentity(= anameandcharacter)createdby someone inordertoexpressviewsthat theywantto haveexpressed, forexamplepraiseorsupportfor aparticularorganizationorperson:
网络马甲,假的网络身份Clearly theposteris asockpuppet.这个帖子很明显是个网络马甲放上去的。
So youadmitsetting up sockpuppetaccountson Wikipedia?所以你承认在维基百科上建立了马甲账号?
- It's a veryfunnysketchabout twoelderlywomen whocommunicatethroughsockpuppetsontheirhands.
- He gets hismessageacrossviahissockpuppet, theeditorof thelocalnewspaper.
- Somecompaniescreatesockpuppetstopostgoodproductreviewsonwebsitesandonlinemessageboards.
Toys & dolls
- balloon
- building block
- catapult
- chew toy
- doll's pram
- fidget
- fidget spinner
- finger puppet
- go-kart
- marble
- mud pie
- rocking horse
- snow globe
- soft toy
- squirt gun
- squishy
- stacker
- stringed
- teddy
- tricycle
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