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effigy

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ˈefɪdʒi
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释义

n. 雕像,肖像 [ 复数 effigies ]

例句

The demonstrators burned a crude effigy of the president.
示威者焚毁了总统的丑化像。
In Paraguay, people create an effigy and dress him up like a scarecrow when the new year comes.
每逢新年来临,巴拉圭人都会专门制作雕像,然后把他打扮成稻草人的样子。
To get rid of these bad things, every family lights an effigy on fire at midnight.
为了彻底告别这些不好的东西,每个家庭都会在午夜时分点火烧掉稻草人。

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When I went, I saw the ghastliest thing ever.I saw this dead, naked effigy of himselfhanging from the ceiling.
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