punchbag
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈpʌntʃ.bæɡ/ us/ˈpʌntʃ.bæɡ/ (US punching bag)
（练习拳击用的）吊带，沙袋
a bag filled with material or air, hung from a frame or attached to a stand and used by boxers and others for training or exercise
During a break from rehearsals the actors would use a punchbag to keep fit. 在排练休息期间，演员们会使用沙袋来锻炼身体。
被暴力击打的对象
a person who is violently hit many times
Younger boys could be used as punchbags by senior boys. 较大的男孩可能会把小男孩当成他们的沙袋。
受气包，出气筒
a person or thing that is severely criticized or punished, as a way for other people to express angry feelings
He showed no respect for his deputy, and treated him as a punchbag. 他不尊重他的副手，把他当作出气筒。
This terrible movie functioned as a punchbag for me and every other movie writer last week. 上周，这部糟糕的电影成了我和其他电影作家的出气筒。
- More examples
- He injured his wrist hitting a punchbag.
- Some men get drunk, come home, and use their wife and children as a punchbag.
- The man, who was beaten for hours and used as a punchbag, pleaded for mercy.
- The politician remarked, "I'm a human being, I'm not a punchbag - I've got feelings."
- After nine years as the country's favourite punchbag it's amazing that the Prime Minister's wife had any spirit left in her at all.