Smoke-screen
烟幕；障眼法
📖 牛津释义
smoke-screen
n
(a) clouds of smoke used to hide military, naval, police, etc operations 烟幕（用以掩护陆军、 海军、 警方等的行动的）.
(b) (fig 比喻) action, explanation, etc designed to hide one's real intentions, activities, etc 障眼法（用以遮掩真实意图、 行动等的举动、 藉口等）
The export business was just a smokescreen for his activities as a spy. 他做出口生意只是为他的间谍活动打掩护.
🧩 词语组成解析
smoke
[smok]
n. 烟;吸烟;
vi. 冒烟;抽烟;快速;
vt. 用烟熏制;吸（烟），抽;
screen
[skrin]
n. 屏幕;银幕;屏风;
vt. 掩藏;庇护;检查;放映;
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes, I hope so. I'll be looking forward to it.
但愿如此。我盼望这一天早日到来。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.
爬梯必须从底层开始。
The holes are only borings, less than a foot in diameter.
这些洞只不过是一些钻孔，直径不到1英尺。