sitting duck

美 [ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdʌk]英 [ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdʌk]
  • n.易被击中的目标;易受攻击者

复数: sitting ducks

sitting ducksitting duck

noun

易受攻击者;易被击中的目标
a person or thing that is easy to attack

also sitting target

sitting duck

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    N-COUNT 易受攻击的目标;容易受骗者;容易被利用者
    If you say that someone is a sitting duck, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take advantage of.

    Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.

    南希明白,只要一打开天窗,她马上就会成为受攻击的目标。

noun

1
a defenseless victim
Synonym: easy mark

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  1. Nancy knew she 'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door .

    南希明白,只要一打开天窗,她马上就会成为受攻击的目标。

  2. Without our help , you would be a sitting duck .

    要不是我们帮忙,你早成瓮中之鳖了。

  3. I feel like a sitting duck for crime working the night shift at the convenience store .

    在便利店做夜间工作,我感觉自己像是罪犯容易选定的袭击目标。

  4. Out in the open , the hunter is a sitting duck for unseen wild animals .

    暴露在野外,猎人很容易成为潜伏的野生动物的攻击对象(很容易被潜伏的野生动物攻击)。

  5. The more you squirm , the more you know that you might be a sitting duck for bad boys .

    越多您扭动,越多您知道您也许是易被欺骗的对象为坏男孩。

  6. North American retail : with an extensive store footprint across the US , staples is a sitting duck for e-commerce .

    2.北美零售部门:史泰博的门店遍布美国各地,但它现在遭到了电子商务的沉重打击。

  7. ' The chicken is great , but it isn 't getting any better , ' he said . In other words , it 's a sitting duck .

    他说,鸡蛋很不错,但已经没有改进余地。换句话说,要胜过它是轻而易举的。

  8. The company argues that , far from occupying a dominant position , it is a sitting duck for any start-up that comes up with a better algorithm .

    谷歌声称自己绝对没有占据支配地位,任何一家研究出更好算法的初创企业都能对其构成致命冲击。

  9. The latest season of House of Cards opens with Frank Underwood on the verge of becoming a sitting duck president , his empire slipping through his fingers like sand .

    最新一季的《纸牌屋》一开篇,弗兰克•安德伍德就险些成了傀儡总统,他的权力帝国则如同指间沙般一点点脱离他的掌控。

  10. Now , if I were you , I 'd like to be sipping a nice glass of champagne on our first flight to nowhere , instead of a sitting duck in a jail cell .

    如果我是你,我就会坐上第一班飞机,喝着香槟,远走高飞,而不是等着坐牢。

  11. He potted at a sitting wild duck .

    他射击一只栖息的野鸭。