stalking-horse

stalking-horse什么意思,stalking-horse翻译

基本解释

n.: (猎人用作掩护的)掩护马
网络: 假马；猎人用于掩护的假马；假马竞拍者

权威解释

• 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

• （为试探对手支持率而推出的）掩护性候选人:

  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

英汉解释

• 掩蔽马;假托

• 借口;掩饰,托词

• (为掩护主要候选人而推出的)掩护性候选人

• (猎人用作掩护的)掩护马

例句

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

  一位女权主义者，娜奥米-沃尔夫就称她为“即将到来的极权国家的障眼法”。