柯林斯詞典whipping boy (whipping boys) 1. N-COUNT If someone or something is a whipping boy for a particular situation, they get all the blame for it. 替人受過(guò)者 He has become a convenient whipping boy for the failures of the old regime. 他成了承擔(dān)舊政權(quán)失敗的現(xiàn)成的替罪羊。 返回 whipping boy劍橋詞典someone or something that is blamed or punished for problems that are caused by someone or something else 替罪羊，代人受過(guò)者 返回 whipping boy