stalking-horse

stalking-horse读音音标

英 [\'stɔ:kɪŋhɔ:s]

美 [\'stɔkɪŋˌhɔs]

stalking-horse意思解释

n.

猎人用于掩护的假马，借口；

英英释义

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.)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。