허수아비
heosuabi
Noun
Definitions
1
scarecrow
An object shaped like a human figure, made of straw, cloth, etc., and set up in farmland to keep birds or animals from spoiling crops.
곡식을 해치는 새나 짐승을 막기 위해 막대기, 짚, 헝겊 등으로 만들어 논밭에 세우는 사람 모양의 물건.
2
figurehead; nominal head; straw man
(figurative) A person who holds a position yet fails to play his/her actual role.
(비유적으로) 자신의 역할을 하지 못하고 자리만 차지하고 있는 사람.
3
puppet; robot
(figurative) A person who acts as he/she is told to do without his/her own thought or opinion.
(비유적으로) 자기의 생각이나 의견 없이 남이 시키는 대로 행동하는 사람.
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