stalking-horse

 
['stɔːkɪŋhɔːs]     ['stɔːkɪŋˌhɔːs]    
  • n. 獵人用於掩護的假馬;借口
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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:
  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

stalking-horse的用法和樣例:

例句

用作名詞 (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

  • 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

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