1. | 用以掩人耳目的人(或物);用以掩蔽的事物a person or thing that is used to hide the real purpose of a particular course of action |
2. | (为试探对手支持率而推出的)掩护性候选人a politician who competes against the leader of their party in order to see how much support the leader has; a stronger candidate can then compete against the leader more seriously |