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
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 - (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.- The President will be little more than a figurehead.
总统将不过是个傀儡而已。
- The President will be little more than a figurehead.
- (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
- figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - He would be no cold-war figurehead against the Kremlin and all its works;
他不是反对克里姆林宫的冷战傀儡,而是十足的俄罗斯爱国主义者。 - Analysts have often commented that it does not really matter who the next figurehead is in North Korea. Strongmen such as Mr Chang will take the decisions that really count.
分析人士常发表意见称,谁是朝鲜下一位名义上的领袖其实无关紧要。张成泽之类的强人才是真正重大问题的决策者。 - The union quickly found a figurehead for their campaign, Ke Yunlong, a 29-year-old employee now given the job of selling fresh food in the store.
工会很快为自己的计划物色到了名义上的领袖现年29岁的员工柯云龙,他目前的工作是在晋江店销售生鲜食品。 - Mr Mubarak surrendered in the face of an astounding rejection of his move on Thursday to hand responsibilities to Mr Suleiman but remain as a figurehead president.
在最终屈服之前,穆巴拉克曾在周四提出向苏莱曼交出一部分职责,但自己保留名义上的总统身份,这一提议遭到抗议者坚决拒绝。 - Acts 28:11 And after it had been three months, we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship which had wintered in the island, with the twin sons of Zeus for its figurehead.
徒二八11过了三个月,我们上了一只亚力山大的船,这船以丢斯双子为记,是在那岛上过了冬的。 - A North Korea run by Party officials with Mr. Kim as the figurehead may be just as stable as a North Korea run by a Kim.
或许,一个由劳动党官员统治的、以金正恩为名义领袖的朝鲜与金正日统治下的朝鲜一样稳定。 - The Dutch monarch has little political power, but serves mostly as a ceremonial figurehead to represent the nation.
荷兰国王几乎没有政治权力,他主要作为正式场合代表国家的领袖。 - Otherwise Miller would become a dispensable figurehead.
否则米勒就会变成可有可无的傀儡。