smokescreen

英 ['sməʊkskriːn] 美 ['smoʊkskriːn]

• n. 烟幕

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 烟幕
2. 障眼法
3. 烟幕（用以掩盖真相的言行）

v. 动词

1. 用烟雾欺骗或掩盖

英英释义

Noun:

1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

2. an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure;

   "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His peace talks are merely a smokescreen.
   他的和平演说不过是一种烟幕。
2. The export business is just a smokescreen for his activity as a spy.
   他做出口生意只是为他的间谍活动打掩护。

经典引文

• Condon was ready with a smoke-screen of verbiage.

  出自： L. Kennedy

• The grammar school issue has dominated everything, but it's a smokescreen.

  出自：City Limits

词汇搭配

• smoke screen 烟幕

近反义词

【近义词】

• outside 在外面
• smoke screen 烟幕