straw man
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˌstrɔː ˈmæn/ us/ˌstrɑː ˈmæn/ (also man of straw)
(ARGUMENT)
（用以驳倒或引起争论的）假想论点，假想主张，假想敌
an argument, claim, or opponent that is invented in order to win or create an argument
The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is just a straw man which he is wasting his time fighting. 欧洲一体化会导致民族身份的丧失，这只是他浪费时间进行驳斥的一个假想论点。
(CRIME)
（在非法交易等中）用以作掩护的（虚构）人物，被用作挡箭牌的人
someone, often an imaginary person, who is used to hide an illegal or secret activity
The fraud depended on hundreds of bank accounts being opened on behalf of straw men. 这个骗子赖以活动的数百张银行帐户都是开在一个虚构的人的名下。