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a smokescreen for sth
用于比喻，smokescreen 后面常用 for 引出被掩盖的事物。
The new policy is a smokescreen for the real agenda.
这项新政策是掩盖真实议程的烟幕。
烟幕
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烟幕
a cloud of smoke used to hide military movements
The new policy is a smokescreen for the real agenda.
这项新政策是掩盖真实议程的烟幕。
用作伪装、掩护或遮蔽的烟雾,如战斗中部队所使用的。
Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
(军事)由烟雾组成以遮蔽行动的屏障
(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
比喻用于隐瞒或转移注意力的任何事物。
Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.
旨在隐瞒、混淆或掩盖的行为
an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
The soldiers used a smokescreen to hide their advance.
士兵们用烟幕掩护他们的前进。
AI contextual example
The company's apology was just a smokescreen to hide the real problem.
公司的道歉只是掩盖真正问题的烟幕。
AI contextual example
He created a smokescreen of paperwork to avoid answering the question.
他制造了一堆文件烟幕来避免回答问题。
AI contextual example
requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
要求赋予新的监控权力,不过是掩盖他们失败的烟幕弹
WordNet
用于比喻，smokescreen 后面常用 for 引出被掩盖的事物。
The new policy is a smokescreen for the real agenda.
这项新政策是掩盖真实议程的烟幕。
也可说 use sth as a smokescreen to do sth，表示借某事物掩盖另一个目的。
They used the rumors as a smokescreen to hide the layoffs.
他们利用谣言作烟幕，以掩盖裁员。
behind a smokescreen of... 强调用某种表象遮挡真实情况。
The deal was made behind a smokescreen of secrecy.
这笔交易是在保密烟幕的掩护下完成的。
Not this
He used smokescreen to confuse the reporters.
Use this
He used a smokescreen to confuse the reporters.
smokescreen 是可数名词，单数前必须加冠词 a；汉语没有冠词机制，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
He played a smokescreen to hide his plan.
Use this
He put up a smokescreen to hide his plan.
受汉语‘打烟幕弹’的影响，误用 play，但英语的动宾搭配是 put up/create/throw up a smokescreen。
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制造烟幕
He created a smokescreen to hide his real intentions.
他制造烟幕来掩盖自己的真实意图。
掩盖……的烟幕；……的幌子
The planned merger is a smokescreen for a hostile takeover.
这场计划中的合并是敌意收购的烟幕。
在……的烟幕背后
They pursued their own agenda behind a smokescreen of fair trade.
他们在公平贸易的烟幕背后推行自己的议程。
施放烟幕
The destroyer laid a smokescreen to hide its position.
驱逐舰施放烟幕以隐藏自己的位置。
政治烟幕；政治幌子
The tax reform was a political smokescreen for cutting public services.
这次税改是削减公共服务的政治烟幕。
充当烟幕；起掩盖作用
Her constant joking served as a smokescreen for her sadness.
她不停地开玩笑，以此作为掩盖悲伤的烟幕。
制造烟幕；故意遮掩
The government threw up a smokescreen to hide the real unemployment figures.
政府制造烟幕来掩盖真实的失业数据。
起到烟幕作用；充当掩护
The scandal acted as a smokescreen for the company's financial problems.
这起丑闻成了公司财务问题的烟幕。
制造烟幕；混淆视听
He created a smokescreen of legal challenges to delay the investigation.
他制造法律挑战的烟幕来拖延调查。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
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smoke（烟）+ screen（屏幕/掩护）：像烟做的屏幕盖住真实行动，牢记“烟幕/障眼法”。
语域：formal 常见场景：military operations、tactical reports、war journalism 该词本义指军事上用于遮蔽军队动向的烟幕，多用于作战描述或战术文件中，语气较为正式。在日常口语中，该本义较少出现，人们更常用其比喻义（指掩盖真实意图的事物），但本条目仅涉及本义。
这些词都以长元音 /iːn/ 结尾，与 smokescreen 后半部分 screen 的读音押韵：screen、green、seen、clean、machine、between。注意拼写相近的 lookalike：scream /skriːm/ 意为“尖叫”，拼写和 screen 只差一个字母，但结尾是 /m/，读音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.