patsy — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Danh từ

1. A person who is easily manipulated, victimized, or made to take the blame for something.

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   • miệt thị
   • không trang trọng

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   And now it's quite obvious that instead of Mr Rumsfeld and Mr. Cheney listening attentively to Mr Blair's sage advice, they've simply been using him as a patsy—a convenient fig-leaf.

2. A conspirator, secretly designated by co-conspirators to take full blame and punishment for a wrongdoing, particularly an assassination; a fall guy.

Động từ

1. To treat (a person) as a patsy or sucker; to pin the blame on.

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   • không trang trọng
   • ngoại động từ

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   Patsying me! Where the hell does he come off? Who ever heard of him? He can patsy the leaders in those night club dives but he can't do that here and get away with it.

2. To mess around; to waste time.

   Cách dùng

   • không trang trọng
   • nội động từ

   Ví dụ

   I was in no mood for patsying around, and I let him have it with both barrels.

Danh từ

1. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   chumpfoolgullmarksuckersoft touchmug

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   victimdupe