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单词 smoke and mirrors
释义
smoke and mirrors
noun[plural]
mainlyUS
uk
/ˌsməʊk ən ˈmɪr.əz/us
/ˌsmoʊk ən ˈmɪr.ɚz/
Something that isdescribedassmokeandmirrorsisintendedto make youbelievethat something is being done or istrue, when it is not:
烟幕，障眼物
The newbudgetisn'tsmokeandmirrors; it's anhonestattempttoreducethedeficit.新预算不是在搞障眼法，是真的试图削减开支。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Creating a distraction
  • distract
  • distracting
  • distractingly
  • distraction
  • diversion
  • divert
  • escape
  • mind
  • misdirection
  • put
  • putsomeoneofftheirstrideidiom
  • putsomethingoff
  • rabbit hole
  • sidetrack
  • stride
  • subject
  • take
  • takesomeoneout ofhimself/herself
  • takesomeone'smind offsomethingidiom
(Definition ofsmoke and mirrorsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

smoke and mirrors| Business English

smoke and mirrors
noun[plural]
uk
us
anexplanationordescriptionthat is nottrueor notcompleteand is used tohidethetruthabout asituation:
Evenallowingfor thesmokeandmirrors,offerssuch ashalf-pricecornflakesand 40% offwashingpowderlookserious.
(Definition ofsmoke and mirrorsfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmoke and mirrors

smoke and mirrors
Behind thesmokeandmirrorsof the state's periodic mobilisations of schools, bureaucrats and unions the affective power of the ' official ' last emperor proved ambiguous.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It issmokeandmirrorsat best.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By a process ofsmokeandmirrors, he intends to try to slide that money under the heading of accounting adjustments.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But are the "when"question and the"why now" question answered by this exercise insmokeandmirrors?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That was a remarkable display ofsmokeandmirrors.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I hope that there will not be too muchsmokeandmirrorsbut just a straightforward explanation.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are back to a nod and wink and moresmokeandmirrors.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It does not need them to offer the techniques of the snake oil salesman orsmokeandmirrors.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It could make a start by giving substance to the current game ofsmokeandmirrorsaround the subject of flexicurity.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Surely he realises that the increase is a con trick ofsmokeandmirrors.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We will do that withoutsmokeandmirrors, without blaming officials and without hiding behind chief constables.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We enter a strange world, reminiscent of government accounting—full ofsmokeandmirrors.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It became a case ofsmokeandmirrors—a way in which to deceive the participants into believing that there was nothing to worry about.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Further analysis of the alleged £180 billion makes apparent thesmokeandmirrorsbehind the calculation of the figures.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no intention to usesmokeandmirrors.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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