活靶 (huó bǎ) — moving target (in shooting or military contexts); easy target (for criticism or blame, figurative)
Definition
活靶 (huóbǎ) literally means a 'living/moving target' — a target that moves on a battlefield, and by extension someone who becomes a convenient target for blame or criticism.
noun
moving target (in shooting or military contexts)easy target (for criticism or blame, figurative)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，活靶。Zài zhàn chǎng shàng, yí dòng de huó bǎ gèng nán jī zhòng.On the battlefield, moving targets are harder to hit.
- 活靶。Tā yīn wèi shuō cuò huà chéng le dà jiā de huó bǎ.He became everyone's target for criticism because he said the wrong thing.
- ，活靶。Xùn liàn shí, shì bīng men liàn xí shè jī huó bǎ.During training, the soldiers practiced shooting at moving targets.
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