stalking-horse
英['stɔːkɪŋhɔːs]
美['stɔːkɪŋˌhɔːs]
- n. 猎人用于掩护的假马；借口
详细释义
Noun:
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a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
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something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
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screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
双语例句
- 1. 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。
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- 2. 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。
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- 3. 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。
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- 4. 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。
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- 5. 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。
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- 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。
用作名词 (n.)
相关词汇
- pretext 借口
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