puppet
木偶
definition
noun
His innovative use of string puppets and model special effects made the series a huge hit.
a movable model of a person or animal that is used in entertainment and is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it.
translation of 'puppet'
noun
傀儡,
伪,
儡,
木偶,
傀
adjective
木偶的
example
They yanked on her chains forcing her to bend and twist at their will like a 'puppet' on strings.
He could see the malevolent grin upon her lips as she snarled up at the man that was a 'puppet' upon her strings.
he was little more than a 'puppet' of his aides
What people don't realise is that she is not just a 'puppet' on a string.
He refused to sell his soul to the powers, he refused to be used as a 'puppet' by those who control boxing.
He was like a 'puppet' without strings now, just sitting there, staring out the window.
Nicholas is just a pawn, a 'puppet' for Wilson and that is just a temporary situation until Wilson is ready to strike.
a 'puppet' show
Why did fate like to toy with their 'puppet' strings so often, taking joy to their misery?
She was remembering how he had played her like a rag 'puppet' being controlled by strings.
It is about leading one's own life. It is about not being the 'puppet' or the slave of the choices and desires of others.
Again, the elastic smile. She felt like a 'puppet' whose mouth strings were being pulled.
a former revolutionary hero who is now a 'puppet' of the state
Stars exploded in his vision and he collapsed like a 'puppet' with the strings cut.
We believe in the 'puppet' as a completely separate entity from the puppeteer.
He stuck five of them inside the 'puppet' 's head to operate it by hand.
Stick a washed lolly stick to the back of the card and use it to move the 'puppet' around.
Heads would bob and shoulders would shake like 'puppets' on strings under Goldfrapp's control.
They pose like Barbie dolls (sometimes literally) or 'puppets' with strings broken.
The range of art is quite diverse: Photography, paintings, clay models, fashion design, wood and metal work and 'puppetry' are all there.
One by one, each of the guards fell to their knees and then down on their faces like 'puppets' with their strings cut.
Bunraku 'puppets' are not manipulated by strings from above a small stage window.
They partly based their style on Japanese Bunraku 'puppetry' where the puppeteers are on stage, dressed in black, the puppets attached to their bodies.
He also wrote an autobiographical novel in the cruel and sentimental manner: characters as 'puppets' on a string.
Inspired by his illustrations, life and nonsense poems, it includes songs and music written specially for the show, clowning, and 'puppetry' .
The puppeteer sits in back of a white screen and moves the 'puppets' to act out stories.
Youngsters can read and listen to stories with their parents and then act them out using 'puppets' and soft toys.
The result is that one puppeteer can control multiple 'puppets' in multiple mediums.
A charming segment of shadow 'puppetry' achieves for 10 minutes the sense of wonder that Brachetti reaches for with the rest of this spectacle.
Well-crafted in every aspect, the tale of Pinocchio is told using 'puppets' and live actors, in mask or out.
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