stalking-horse
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英汉双解
1. | 用以掩人耳目的人(或物);用以掩蔽的事物a person or thing that is used to hide the real purpose of a particular course of action |
2. | (为试探对手支持率而推出的)掩护性候选人a politician who competes against the leader of their party in order to see how much support the leader has; a stronger candidate can then compete against the leader more seriously |
英汉解释
n. | 1. (猎人用作掩护的)掩护马 2. (为掩护主要候选人而推出的)掩护性候选人 3. 借口;掩饰,托词 |
例句
Naomi stalking horse