Word · Frequency #22361
smokescreens
烟幕
smokescreens is the plural of smokescreen.
核心释义
a cloud of smoke used to hide military movements
- 1.
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.
- 2.
(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
- 3.
比喻用于隐瞒或转移注意力的任何事物。
Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.
- 4.
旨在隐瞒、混淆或掩盖的行为
an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
用作伪装、掩护或遮蔽的烟雾,如战斗中部队所使用的。;(军事)由烟雾组成以遮蔽行动的屏障;比喻用于隐瞒或转移注意力的任何事物。;旨在隐瞒、混淆或掩盖的行为;掩盖某人真实意图的东西
用法In use
The soldiers used a smokescreen to hide their advance.
用法提示:名词,指用烟雾遮挡视线的烟幕。
The company's apology was just a smokescreen to hide the real problem.
用法提示:名词,比喻掩盖真实意图的烟幕。
He created a smokescreen of paperwork to avoid answering the question.
用法提示:名词,比喻用虚假事务转移注意力的烟幕。
requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- create a smokescreen
- 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。
- a smokescreen for
- 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。
- behind a smokescreen of
- 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。
- lay a smokescreen
- 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。
- political smokescreen
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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