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figurehead

英 [ˈfɪɡəhed]

美 [ˈfɪɡjərhed]

n.  有名无实的领导人; 傀儡; (过去的)艏饰像

复数:figureheads 

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Collins.1 / BNC.19607 / COCA.21400

牛津词典

    noun

    • 有名无实的领导人;傀儡
      a person who is in a high position in a country or an organization but who has no real power or authority
      1. (过去的)艏饰像
        a large wooden statue, usually representing a woman, that used to be fixed to the front end of a ship

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT 有名无实的首脑;傀儡
          If someone is thefigureheadof an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power.
          1. The President will be little more than a figurehead.
            总统将不过是个傀儡而已。
        • (旧时的)艏饰像
          Afigureheadis a large wooden model of a person that was put just under the pointed front of a sailing ship in former times.

          英英释义

          noun

          双语例句

          • He says bin Laden was not only a figurehead or strategist, as some people had thought.
            他说,本。拉登并不是如一些人所认为的那样只是一名傀儡首脑或战略家。
          • As the state's spokesman and figurehead, he has special access to the press, radio, and tv, which he fully uses to accomplish his aims.
            作为一个州里的发言人和象征,他和报纸,无线电台和电视台都有广泛的接触,并尽力利用这些接触来达到他自己的目标。
          • When I'm at work, I have a figurehead role to live up to and I usually find I can play that particular character very well.
            他说:当我工作的时候,我需要扮演一个象征性的领导角色,而我发现,通常我都可以把那个特定的角色扮演得很好。
          • Under the ancient Constitution of Japan, the Emperor had authority, but the current Constitution, which took effect in1947, gave authority to the people, and the Emperor became a figurehead.
            日本的宪法规定,天皇掌握国家主权,1947年公布了新宪法,规定主权归人民所有,天皇只是国家的象征。
          • At81 he could only be a figurehead or "caretaker" director-general say diplomats, who also point to a rigorous Egyptian campaign against him.
            外交人士说,81岁的他只能成为一个有名无实的或者“临时代理的”总干事,他们还指出,埃及坚决反对他参选。
          • The president is just a figurehead; it's the party leader who has the real power.
            总统仅仅是挂名的首脑,党的领导人才真正握有实权。
          • As the spokemen and figurehead, he has special access to the press, statio and tv, which he fully uses to accomplish his aim.
            作为州的发言人和象征,他有很多机会接触到报纸、无线电台和电视台,并且充分利用这些来达到他自己的目的。
          • Then the nominal head of state was the emperor, though in reality he was little more than a figurehead.
            那时,名义上的国家元首是天皇,尽管实际上他不过是一个傀儡。
          • The emperor is a figurehead.
            那皇帝是有名无实的首脑。
          • Look at the personal side of that boss rather than as a figurehead.
            要看到上司人性的一面,而不是只是一个概念化的老板。