| 单词 | stalking-horse |
| 释义 | stalking-horse /staw'king hawrs'/, n. 1. a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game. 2. anything put forward to mask plans or efforts; pretext. 3. a political candidate used to conceal the candidacy of a more important figure or to draw votes from and cause the defeat of a rival. [1510-20] |
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