n. 傀儡；有名无实的首脑人物
figurehead /ˈfɪɡəˌhɛd/ TEM8
可数名词 If someone is the figurehead of an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power. 傀儡
The president will be little more than a figurehead.
主席将只不过是个傀儡而已。
可数名词 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. 艏饰像
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
同义词： front man / front / figurehead / nominal head / straw man / strawman
figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
同义词： figurehead
艏像
傀儡；有名无实的首脑人物
The figure-head had not yet disappeared, but remained in its old place.
那个鹢首还没有移开，仍然留在老地方。
And a brave lad you were, and smart, too, 'answered Silver, shaking hands so heartily that all the barrel shook,' and a finer figure-head for a gentleman of fortune I never clapped my eyes on.
“你真是个有胆量的小伙儿，而且还聪明伶俐，”西尔弗答道，一边热烈地握手，以至于这木桶整个身子都摇晃起来。“而且我还没见过像你这么标致的幸运的大爷哩。”
There's a second figure here standing ab extra, and that's the moon hovering overhead: "while over-head the moon / sits arbitress."
这里有第二个置身事外的角色，就是高高挂在头顶的月亮：“月亮高挂天心，像个公正的决断人。”
There's a second figure here standing ab extra, and that's the moon hovering overhead: "while over-head the Moon / sits Arbitress."
这里有第二个置身事外的角色，就是高高挂在空中的月亮：,“月亮高挂天心，像个公正的决断人“
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Though I laughed at the warning sign depicting a stick-figure falling head-first off the cliffs, I made sure to keep a safe distance from the drop-off for fear that the wind might actually propel me over.
The south-east (excluding London) received 87% of the UK figure per head, and the north-east was on 107%.
The fairgrounds were full of duct-tape sculptures, such as a 20ft-tall Mr Potato Head toy, a Transformers action figure, and an old-fashioned red viewfinder.