| 釋義 |
stalking-horsen. a real horse,or a canvas imitationof one,from behind which the hunters lurked so as toget near the game; (fig.) anything put forward toconceal some other important move (獵人為了接近獵物而用做掩護(hù)的)真馬或假馬;(比喻)掩蔽物。 △As.5.4.112(106):“He uses his folly like a stalking-horse,”他把他的傻氣當(dāng)做獵人藏身的一只馬(又譯:當(dāng)做藏身的煙幕)。 |