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
I have little interest in bird watching, but it sure beats working.
虽然我对赏鸟并没多大兴趣，但我宁愿赏鸟也不愿去工作。
I'm just kidding.
我指使闹着玩的。
I only have small boxes.Do you want one?
我只有小盒的。您要一盒吗？