| 释义 |
dummy /dumˈi/ noun- A sham or counterfeit article taking the place of a real one
- A block, lay-figure or mannequin
- A dumb person
- A stupid person (US informal)
- A sample, eg an unprinted model of a book
- A rubber teat for pacifying an infant
- An exposed hand of cards
- The imaginary player of such a game or hand
- A feint of passing or playing the ball (rugby, etc)
transitive verb and intransitive verb (dumm'ying; dumm'ied) To sell a dummy (to; see below) adjective- Silent
- Sham, feigned
ORIGIN: dumb dummˈiness noun dummy run noun - An experimental run
- A try-out or testing
sell a or the dummy (to) (rugby, etc) To deceive an opponent by a feint of passing or playing the ball (also figurative) |