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单词 stalking horse
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释义
词典释义:
stalking horse
英 [ˈstɔ:kɪŋ hɔːs]
美 [ˈstɔkɪŋ ˌhɔrs]

n. 掩护马;掩饰;借口;托词;掩护性候选人

双语例句
  • The possibility of another stalking horse challenge this autumn cannot be ruled out.

    今年秋季可能会再次推出一名掩护性候选人出来挑战,不排除这种可能性。

  • I think the development is a stalking horse for exploitation of the surrounding countryside.

    我认为开发只是一个借口,目的是想攫取周围农村地区的资源。

  • But let us see how he likes a stalking horse alongside him.

    但让我们看看他是如何对付对手的围追堵截的。

  • They almost always contain at least one Stalking Horse and software for ad-serving networks.

    他们几乎总是包含至少一个缠扰马和软件的广告服务网络。

释义
n.

a screen traditionally made in the shape of a horse behind which a hunter may stay concealed when stalking prey

掩护马(猎人追踪猎物时用的马状遮掩物)。

a false pretext concealing someone's real intentions

掩饰;借口,托词。

a candidate in an election for the leadership of a political party who stands only in order to provoke the election and thus allow a stronger candidate to come forward

(选举政党领袖时,为刺激参选,以便能产生更强有力的候选人而参选的)掩护性候选人。

词源

" early 16th cent.: from the former practice of using a horse trained to allow a fowler to hide behind it, or under its coverings, until within easy range of prey. "

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