dummy
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʌm.i/us/ˈdʌm.i/dummynoun[C](MODEL)
alargemodelof ahuman,especiallyone used to showclothesin ashop:
（尤指商店里用来展示服装的）人体模型the dummies in thestorewindows商店橱窗里的人体模型
a ventriloquist's dummy口技表演者用的假人
UKashopdummy商店用的人体模型
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dummynoun[C](NOT REAL)
something that is notrealand is used forpracticeor todeceive:
仿制品；冒牌货，假货Thedeviceis not arealbombbut a dummy.这颗炸弹不是真的，只是一个仿制品。
UK
in somesports,especiallyfootball, anactofpretendingtokickorhittheballin aparticulardirection, inordertodeceivethe otherplayers
（尤指足球等体育项目中的）假动作，假传球True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- fantastical
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- practically
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
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Unreal things and unreality
Faking & pretending
dummynoun[C](FOR BABY)
UK(USpacifier)
asmoothrubberorplasticobjectthat is given to ababytosuckinordertocomfortit and make itstopcrying
橡皮奶头，橡皮奶嘴
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Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- potty
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
dummynoun[C](STUPID PERSON)
informal(USalsodumbbell)
astupidorsillyperson:
蠢人，傻瓜You dummy - you don'tknowtheanswer!你这个笨蛋——你不知道答案！
Only a dummy wouldignorethesafetywarnings.只有傻瓜才会对安全警告视而不见。
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dumb-ass
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- fathead
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- ninny
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
- twerp
dummy
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈdʌm.i/us/ˈdʌm.i/notreal:
假的，仿制的anenormousdummyperfumebottlein theshopwindow商店橱窗里巨大的香水瓶模型
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- fantastical
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- practically
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
dummy
verb[IorT]
UKuk/ˈdʌm.i/us/ˈdʌm.i/ingamessuch asfootballorrugby, topretendtokickormoveaballin aparticulardirectionbutinsteaddo somethingcompletelydifferent, inordertodeceivetheopposingteam'splayers:
（尤指足球等体育项目中的）做假动作，假传球Adams'crosswas dummied by Novo at thefrontpost,allowingSmith toscorefromcloserange.诺沃在前门柱处一个假动作让过亚当的传球，让史密斯近距离射门。
Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- football pools
- formation
- foul throw
- four five one
- four four two
- four three two one
- professional foul
- promedios
- rabona
- reducer
- relegation zone
- reserve team
- sweeper
- treble
- woodwork
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General terms used in ball sports