| 词汇 | stalking horse |
| 释义 | stalking horseVoting ˈstalking ˌhorse noun [countableC] PPVsomeone or something that hides someone’s true purpose, especially a politician who says they want their leader’s job when the real plan is that another, more important politician should get it 〔尤指竞选中的〕掩护性候选人；掩护者；障眼物 Examples from the Corpus stalking horse• It never bodes good when she looks like that; she's using the girl as a stalking horse.• He was too innocent to be a stalking horse.• So, too, was the presence of a serious challenger rather than another stalking horse.• London has been seen as Washington's stalking horse. |
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