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
And how was your day, Susan?
那你今天过得怎么样， Susan？
There is noaccounting for tastes.
人各有所好。
Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them.
岸上的一些人对着小船上的人高喊，但他没有听见。