| 单词 | strawman |
| 释义 | strawman (once / 89541 pages) n WORD FAMILY strawman: strawmans USAGE EXAMPLESLaCapria only gets to this “false” rating by attacking a strawman. Salon(Aug 03, 2016) Mrs. Clinton—or actually some staffer—tweeted back: “Would you like to build a strawman?” Wall Street Journal(Jul 07, 2016) As Hillary Clinton’s social media team put it, in a nod to a Frozen song, "do you want to build a strawman?" The Verge(Jul 07, 2016) 1n a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted Syn|Hyper straw man specious argument an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious 2n a person used as a cover for some questionable activity Syn|Hyper figurehead, front, front man, nominal head, straw man beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster someone who leads you to believe something that is not true 3n an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds Syn|Hyper bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man effigy, image, simulacrum a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) |
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