scarecrow

US /ˈsker.kroʊ/
UK /ˈsker.kroʊ/
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稻草人

an object, usually made to look like a person, that is put in a field to frighten birds away from crops

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The farmer put a scarecrow in the cornfield to protect his harvest.
農民在玉米地裡放了一個稻草人來保護他的收成。
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The children laughed at the funny scarecrow with its straw hat.
孩子們嘲笑那個戴著草帽的滑稽稻草人。
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瘦骨嶙峋的人, 衣衫襤褸的人

a person who is very thin and poorly dressed

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After weeks of illness, he looked like a scarecrow.
病了幾周後，他看起來像個稻草人。
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His old, tattered clothes made him look like a real scarecrow.
他那破舊的衣服讓他看起來像個真正的稻草人。
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