cardboard cutout
noun[C]
(alsocardboard cut-out)uk/ˌkɑːd.bɔːd ˈkʌt.aʊt/us/ˌkɑːrd.bɔːrd ˈkʌt̬.aʊt/apieceofcardcutinto aparticularshape,especiallytheshapeof apersonwith alargephotographof thatpersonon it:
纸板模型(尤指人像)He had hispicturetaken with a lifesizecardboardcutoutof thePresident.他与总统真人大小的纸板模型合影。
disapproving
acharacterin afilm,book, etc. who does notseemat allreal:
(电影、书等中的)呆板角色Hischaractersarecardboardcutoutswhoexpresswhichevermotivethewriterdecidesisnecessary.他的人物都是呆板角色,用来表达任何作者认为必要的动机。
- The adfeaturesa womanstandingnext to acardboardcutoutofactorRyan Gosling.
- Theirhomeis amuseumnow: thedinersarecardboardcutoutsand theroastedmeatsliningthesideboardarefake.
- Children wereshownacardboardcutoutof atriangleandaskedtoquicklylocatethe sametrianglein alargerpicture.
- Theyplayedwithcardboardcut-outs of theletters.
- Thesefilmstypicallyfeatureaheroinewho comesacrossas asmartindependentwoman in thebeginningbutturnsinto acardboardcutoutby the end.
- One of many things Ihateabout thisbookis thecharacters. Helen and Arnold are theflattestcardboardcut-outs I haveevercomeacross.
- Andyethe haspositivequalitiestoo; he's nocardboardcut-out.
Models & moulds
- cast
- die
- diorama
- mock
- mocksomethingup
- model
- mould
- precast
- recreation
- scale
- section
- truckle
- wireframe
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