stalking-horse

英 ['stɔːkɪŋhɔːs] 美 ['stɔːkɪŋˌhɔːs]

• n. 猎人用于掩护的假马；借口

英英释义

Noun:

1. a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate

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

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

4. a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her eyes kept straying to the clock and,a nod being as good as a wink to a blind horse,I said I had an appointment to meet a friend,and left.
   她老是用眼睛瞟着钟，明人不用细说，我借口有约会要见一位朋友，便起身告辞了。

经典引文

• The Gaelic movement has got a footing by using Nationalism as a stalking-horse.

  出自： G. B. Shaw

• They would run a 'stalking-horse' candidate to test the level of party dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister's performance.

  出自：Independent

近反义词

【近义词】

• pretext 借口