单词：stalking-horse
n. screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
n. a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
stalking-horse的用法和样例：
例句
- Her eyes kept straying to the clock and,a nod being as good as a wink to a blind horse,I said I had an appointment to meet a friend,and left.她老是用眼睛瞟着钟，明人不用细说，我借口有约会要见一位朋友，便起身告辞了。
经典引文
The Gaelic movement has got a footing by using Nationalism as a stalking-horse.
出自：G. B. ShawThey would run a 'stalking-horse' candidate to test the level of party dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister's performance.
出自：Independent
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