好词典

scarecrow

UK //ˈskeəkrəʊ//US //ˈskerkroʊ//

词源

源自中古英语 'scarecrow',由 'scare'(惊吓)和 'crow'(乌鸦)组成,字面意思是'吓乌鸦的东西'。

noun

❶ 稻草人,农田中用来吓跑鸟类的假人,通常用稻草填充旧衣服制成,外形类似站立的人形。

“The farmer put up a scarecrow to keep the birds away from his cornfield.”

(农民立起一个稻草人来防止鸟儿靠近他的玉米田。)

“Children were frightened by the ragged scarecrow in the horror movie.”

(孩子们被恐怖电影里那个破旧的稻草人吓到了。)

❶ 形容人瘦弱或衣着破烂的样子,像稻草人般站立不稳或滑稽可笑。

“After the illness, he looked like a living scarecrow.”

(病愈后他瘦得像活稻草人似的。)

“The homeless man in tattered clothes resembled a scarecrow.”

(那个衣衫褴褛的无家可归者活像个稻草人。)

同义词:effigy, straw man, bogeyman

常见短语

like a scarecrow in the wind — 形容人或物体在风中摇摆不定的样子,显得脆弱或滑稽。

“His oversized coat made him flap like a scarecrow in the wind.”

(他那过大的外套让他在风中像稻草人一样摇摆。)