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stalking-horse的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:
英英釋義
Noun:
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a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
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something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
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screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
stalking-horse的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
- 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.
她老是用眼睛瞟著鍾,明人不用細說,我借口有約會要見一位朋友,便起身告辭了。
經典引文
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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