smokescreen; smoke screen; cover-up
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
smoke screen; thick smoke used to obstruct vision
technicalMilitary terminology referring to literal smoke used for concealment.
Zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
mí弥
màn漫
zhe着
nóng浓
hòu厚
de的
yān烟
mù幕
。
The battlefield was filled with thick smoke screens.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
shī施
fàng放
yān烟
mù幕
lái来
yǎn掩
hù护
bù部
duì队
chè撤
tuì退
。
The soldiers deployed smoke screens to cover the troop withdrawal.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
huà化
xué学
yān烟
mù幕
kě可
yǐ以
yǒu有
xiào效
dì地
zǔ阻
dǎng挡
jī激
guāng光
zhì制
dǎo导
。
This type of chemical smoke screen can effectively block laser guidance.
noun
smokescreen; cover-up; something that masks true intentions
Figurative usage implying deception or concealment of true motives.
Dí敌
rén人
yǐ以
hé和
tán谈
zuò作
yān烟
mù幕
jiā加
jǐn紧
bèi备
zhàn战
。
The enemy used peace talks as a smokescreen to intensify war preparations.
Zhè这
bù只
guò不
shì过
yòng是
lái用
zhuǎn来
yí转
shì移
xiàn视
de线
yān的
mù烟
bà幕
le罢
了
。
This is nothing more than a smokescreen to divert attention.
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Tā他
tū突
rán然
cí辞
zhí职
de的
xiāo消
xi息
zhǐ只
shì是
yān烟
mù幕
，
shí实
jì际
shang上
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
jiě解
gù雇
le了
。
The news of his sudden resignation was just a smokescreen; in fact, he had already been fired.