stalking-horse

stalking-horse

 英

  • n.(獵人用作掩護的)掩護馬
  • 網絡假馬;獵人用于掩護的假馬;假馬競拍者

英漢雙解

n.
1.
用以掩人耳目的人(或物);用以掩蔽的事物a person or thing that is used to hide the real purpose of a particular course of action
2.
(為試探對手支持率而推出的)掩護性候選人a politician who competes against the leader of their party in order to see how much support the leader has; a stronger candidate can then compete against the leader more seriously

英漢解釋

n.
1.
(獵人用作掩護的)掩護馬
2.
(為掩護主要候選人而推出的)掩護性候選人
3.
借口;掩飾,托詞

例句

Naomi Wolf, a feminist, calls her "a stalking horse for the coming police state" .

一位女權主義-沃爾夫即將到來極權國家障眼法”。