puppet

Word family nounpuppeteerpuppetrypuppet

Related topics: Toys

pup·pet /ˈpʌpɪt/ noun [countableC]

DHTa model of a person or animal that you move by pulling wires or strings, or by putting your hand inside it 〔牵线〕木偶；〔套在手上操纵的〕布袋木偶，手偶

puppet show/theatre/play

a 20-minute puppet show

20分钟的木偶表演

glove/hand/finger puppet 手偶/指偶

→5 see picture at 见图 marionette

2 CONTROLa person or organization that allows other people to control them and make their decisions 受他人操纵的人[组织]，傀儡

puppet of

The government is in danger of becoming a mere puppet of the military.

政府面临沦为军方傀儡的危险。

puppet government/regime/state (=a government etc controlled by a more powerful country or organization) 傀儡政府/政权/国家

Examples from the Corpus

puppet• If you draw a face on it, even a paper bag can be a puppet.• He was considered a puppet of the ruling party.• Pete: wag your head like a puppet.• In 1290, Edward I set up a puppet government in the Scottish lowlands.• Right now she's carrying around a soft hand puppet, and takes it to her basket each night.• He is using them like puppets.• During the 70s many Eastern European leaders were merely puppets of the Kremlin.• The puppets happen to be aliens.• You can not use my daughter as your puppet, Saja!

puppet show/theatre/play• Will: For little kids it was better as a puppet show.• The kids did some finger-painting and watched a puppet show and had a few stories read to them.• Entries are invited from groups representing cabaret, dance, mime and puppet shows.• Various exhibits and events run throughout the afternoon, including basketball games, puppet shows and clowns.• The man behind the craze is currently touring the country in a one man and his puppets show.• Was she remembering the last puppet show?• On my third shelf, I had put all my puppets and they put on a small puppet show for me.• The workroom was extremely tidy and four chairs were set in a row in front of the puppet theatre.

puppet government/regime/state• The head of that puppet state, Josef Tiso, was executed for war crimes in 1947.

Origin puppet

(1500-1600) French poupette, from an unrecorded poupe “doll”, from Latin pupa; → PUPA

词汇	puppet
释义	puppet Word family nounpuppeteerpuppetrypuppet Related topics: Toys pup·pet /ˈpʌpɪt/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1 DHTa model of a person or animal that you move by pulling wires or strings, or by putting your hand inside it 〔牵线〕木偶；〔套在手上操纵的〕布袋木偶，手偶 puppet show/theatre/play a 20-minute puppet show 20分钟的木偶表演 glove/hand/finger puppet 手偶/指偶 →5 see picture at 见图 marionette 2 CONTROLa person or organization that allows other people to control them and make their decisions 受他人操纵的人[组织]，傀儡 puppet of The government is in danger of becoming a mere puppet of the military. 政府面临沦为军方傀儡的危险。 puppet government/regime/state (=a government etc controlled by a more powerful country or organization) 傀儡政府/政权/国家 Examples from the Corpus puppet• If you draw a face on it, even a paper bag can be a puppet.• He was considered a puppet of the ruling party.• Pete: wag your head like a puppet.• In 1290, Edward I set up a puppet government in the Scottish lowlands.• Right now she's carrying around a soft hand puppet, and takes it to her basket each night.• He is using them like puppets.• During the 70s many Eastern European leaders were merely puppets of the Kremlin.• The puppets happen to be aliens.• You can not use my daughter as your puppet, Saja! puppet show/theatre/play• Will: For little kids it was better as a puppet show.• The kids did some finger-painting and watched a puppet show and had a few stories read to them.• Entries are invited from groups representing cabaret, dance, mime and puppet shows.• Various exhibits and events run throughout the afternoon, including basketball games, puppet shows and clowns.• The man behind the craze is currently touring the country in a one man and his puppets show.• Was she remembering the last puppet show?• On my third shelf, I had put all my puppets and they put on a small puppet show for me.• The workroom was extremely tidy and four chairs were set in a row in front of the puppet theatre. puppet government/regime/state• The head of that puppet state, Josef Tiso, was executed for war crimes in 1947. Origin puppet (1500-1600) French poupette, from an unrecorded poupe “doll”, from Latin pupa; → PUPA
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