smoke-screen
英 [ˈsmoʊk ˌskrin]
英语词源
- smoke-screen (n.)
- 1915, as a form of military camouflage, from smoke (n.1) + screen (n.); 1926 in the figurative sense. The association of smoke with "deception, deliberate obscurity" dates back to at least 1560s.
权威例句
- 1. Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her.
- 滚滚浓烟盘旋翻腾，恶臭味呛得她喘不过气来。
- 2. They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
- 他们因吸入大量烟尘被送往医院。
- 3. A thick haze of acrid smoke hung in the air.
- 空气中弥漫着刺鼻的浓烟。
- 4. By-laws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.
- 地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。
- 5. There was a drift of smoke above the trees.
- 树林上空飘浮着一股烟。