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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   stalking horse

   • IPA[ˈstôkiNG ˌhôrs]

   美式

   • n.
     a false pretext concealing someone's real intentions；a political candidate who runs only in order to provoke the election and thus allow a stronger candidate to come forward

   • noun: stalking horse, plural noun: stalking horses

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a false pretext concealing someone's real intentions you have used me simply as a stalking horse for some of your more outrageous views
   • ▪ a political candidate who runs only in order to provoke the election and thus allow a stronger candidate to come forward a stalking-horse challenge
   • 2. a screen traditionally made in the shape of a horse behind which a hunter can stay concealed when stalking prey.
3. • 更多解釋

   stalking horse

   英式

   • n.
     a person or thing that is used to conceal someone's real intentions: you have used me simply as a stalking horse for some of your more outrageous views

   Oxford Dictionary