The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has long been a populist punchbag.
北美自由贸易协定一直以来,都被当作民粹主义者的攻击目标。
经济学人(汇总)
He would risk seeming too friendly toHaiti, which Dominican politicians have long used as a rhetorical punchbag.
对海地示好更是暗含成为多米尼加政客众矢之的风险,毕竟此举此前就一直受其含沙射影的攻击。
经济学人(汇总)
Boris Johnson's government uses the " Brexit-Bashing Corporation" as a punchbag, as part of a strategy of drawing cultural dividing lines rather than economic ones.
The more you love your child and make them feel safe, the more they'll use you as a punchbag when things go wrong in their lives.
你越爱你的孩子, 让他们感到安全, 当他们的生活出现问题时, 他们就越会把你当作出气筒。
英语百科
Punching bag
(重定向自Punchbag)
A punching bag is a sturdy bag designed to be repeatedly punched. A punching bag is usually cylindrical, and filled with various materials of corresponding hardness.