makeweight /ˈmeɪkˌweɪt/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If you describe someone or something as a makeweight, you think that they are not good or valuable and that they have been included in an activity in order to fill up a gap. 凑数之人 [表不满]

  例：

  He has not been signed to the team as a makeweight to fill out the numbers.

  作为来这支队伍凑数的人，他还没有签到。