stalking horse

• 掩护马
• 掩饰
• [美]掩护性候选人

英英释义

名词 stalking-horse:

1. a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate

2. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

3. screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

4. a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game