"patsies" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 傻瓜
• 容易上当的人

Definition

“Patsies” 指的是那些容易受骗、被利用或被冤枉的人，通常因为他们过于信任别人或不够警惕。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Patsies” 属于非正式、带有一点贬义的词，经常用来形容容易被冤枉或利用的人。常见表达如 'make someone a patsy'（嫁祸于某人）。

Examples

Some children are easy patsies for playground bullies.

有些孩子很容易成为游乐场恶霸的**傻瓜**。

They picked two patsies to blame for the mistake.

他们选了两个**傻瓜**来负责这个错误。

Scammers look for patsies who will trust them easily.

骗子寻找那些容易相信他们的**傻瓜**。

The manager set up two employees as patsies so he wouldn’t get in trouble.

经理让两名员工当了**替罪羊**，这样他自己就不会有麻烦。

Don’t be patsies—always read the contract before you sign anything.

别做**傻瓜**——签任何东西之前一定要读合同。

After the robbery, the real thieves made sure the police saw the two patsies near the scene.

抢劫后，真正的小偷确保警方看到现场附近的两个**傻瓜**。