Definition of cardboard cut-out

cardboard cut-outnoun

cắt bìa cứng

/ˌkɑːdbɔːd ˈkʌt aʊt//ˌkɑːrdbɔːrd ˈkʌt aʊt/

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a picture of somebody/something that is stuck on a piece of cardboard and cut out

Example:
  • There was a life-size cardboard cut-out of Elvis Presley in the shop window.

a character in a book, film, TV show, etc. who does not seem like a real person

Example:
  • He plays the two-dimensional, cardboard cut-out villain.