"scarecrow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 稻草人

Definition

稻草人是一种人形模型，农民放在田地里用来吓跑鸟类，保护庄稼。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词主要出现在农业或农村环境中，也常出现在故事和影视作品里，有时比喻形容人很消瘦或邋遢。平时较少用在其它场合。

Examples

The farmer put a scarecrow in the field.

农民在田里放了一个**稻草人**。

A scarecrow is made of old clothes and straw.

**稻草人**是用旧衣服和稻草做的。

Birds are afraid of the scarecrow.

鸟儿害怕**稻草人**。

That old scarecrow isn’t fooling the crows anymore.

那个旧**稻草人**已经骗不了乌鸦了。

As kids, we used to dress up like a scarecrow for Halloween.

小时候，我们万圣节常常打扮成**稻草人**。

He walked into the wind looking like a scarecrow with his coat flapping everywhere.

他逆风走着，外套乱飞，看起来像个**稻草人**。