单词 | stalking horse |
释义 | stalking horse Votingˈstalking 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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