sitting duck

英 [ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdʌk] 美 [ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdʌk]

n.  易受攻击者; 易被击中的目标

法律



牛津词典

noun

  1. 易受攻击者;易被击中的目标
    a person or thing that is easy to attack

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-COUNT 易受攻击的目标;容易受骗者;容易被利用者
      If you say that someone is a sitting duck, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take advantage of.
      1. Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
        南希明白,只要一打开天窗,她马上就会成为受攻击的目标。

    双语例句

    1. Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
      南希明白,只要一打开天窗,她马上就会成为受攻击的目标。
    2. North American retail: with an extensive store footprint across the US, staples is a sitting duck for e-commerce.
      2.北美零售部门:史泰博的门店遍布美国各地,但它现在遭到了电子商务的沉重打击。
    3. I feel like a sitting duck for crime working the night shift at the convenience store.
      在便利店做夜间工作,我感觉自己像是罪犯容易选定的袭击目标。
    4. The latest season of House of Cards opens with Frank Underwood on the verge of becoming a sitting duck president, his empire slipping through his fingers like sand.
      最新一季的《纸牌屋》一开篇,弗兰克•安德伍德就险些成了傀儡总统,他的权力帝国则如同指间沙般一点点脱离他的掌控。
    5. 'The chicken is great, but it isn't getting any better,' he said. In other words, it's a sitting duck.
      他说,鸡蛋很不错,但已经没有改进余地。换句话说,要胜过它是轻而易举的。
    6. He potted at a sitting wild duck.
      他射击一只栖息的野鸭。
    7. Out in the open, the hunter is a sitting duck for unseen wild animals.
      暴露在野外,猎人很容易成为潜伏的野生动物的攻击对象(很容易被潜伏的野生动物攻击)。
    8. Without our help, you would be a sitting duck.
      要不是我们帮忙,你早成瓮中之鳖了。
    9. The more you squirm, the more you know that you might be a sitting duck for bad boys.
      越多您扭动,越多您知道您也许是易被欺骗的对象为坏男孩。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a defenseless victim

        Synonym:    easy mark