stalking-horse
英 ['stɔ:kɪŋhɔ:s] 美 ['stɔkɪŋˌhɔs]

n.

猎人用于掩护的假马，借口；

英英释义

stalking-horse[ 'stɔ:kiŋhɔ:s ]

• n.
  • 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

双语例句

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。

权威例句

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