figureheads

英 [ˈfɪgəhɛdz] 美 [ˈfɪgjərˌhɛdz]

n.  有名无实的领导人; 傀儡; (过去的)艏饰像
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 有名无实的首脑;傀儡
    If someone is the figurehead of 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。
  2. (旧时的)艏饰像
    A figurehead is a large wooden model of a person that was put just under the pointed front of a sailing ship in former times.
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    双语例句

    1. Every period of market madness, whether up or down, has its figureheads.
      无论是上涨还是下跌，每一段市场疯狂期都有其代表人物。
    2. A carved figure on the prow of a ship. I saw the most wonderful figureheads that had all been far over the ocean.
      船头雕饰在船头的雕刻图象我看到了最最漂亮的船头雕饰，这些船都出过远洋。
    3. If city-dwellers believe that mayors will be costly figureheads, they are likely to vote against them.
      如果市民认为市长们只会成为昂贵的傀儡，那么他们很可能投票反对这些市长。
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