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stooge

/stooj/US // studʒ //UK // (stuːdʒ) //

傀儡,走狗,狗腿子,附庸风雅

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
    • : any underling, assistant, or accomplice.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    stooged, stoog·ing.

    • : to act as a stooge.

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Examples

  • Other speakers suggested that Barack Obama himself had become a stooge of the Islamists, or possibly even a closet Muslim.

  • But I can't get my head around how Sean Penn would have been an effective Stooge.

  • There is a perceived danger in hiring foreign firms, a fear of being seen as a Western stooge.

  • The more Lamb thought of it, the more he was convinced he couldn't have dreamed up a better stooge.

  • If the contest was a part of the day's program, no spectator seemed willing to play "stooge" in this preliminary performance.

  • The papers said that the steel necktie worn by my stooge at the theatre had to be cut off by a water-cooled electric saw.

  • And see how he managed to slide in that bit about corruption, right before his stooge handed him that bulletin?

  • You were another perfect stooge, from Grady's point of view.