stalking-horse 详细解释

stalking-horse

['stɔ:kiŋhɔ:s]

n. 猎人用于掩护的假马, 借口

英英释义

名词 stalking-horse:

a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to mask the true candidate

something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

同义词:pretext

screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

补充

stalking-horsestalking-horse英:[ˈstɔ:kiŋhɔ:s] 美:[ˈstɔkɪŋˌhɔrs]n.1.猎人用于掩护的假马,借口

例句

1. I've no intention of standing as a stalking-horse candidate.我无意作为掩护性候选人参选。