smokescreen
noun[C]
uk/ˈsməʊk.skriːn/us/ˈsmoʊk.skriːn/something thathidesthetruthabout someone'sintentions:
(用于掩盖真实意图的)烟幕Instead of doing something about theproblem, thecitycouncilishidingbehinda smokescreen ofbureaucracy.市议会躲在官僚作风的烟幕后,不采取措施解决问题。
anartificialcloudofsmokethat is used tohidethemovementsorpositionsofsoldiersfrom theenemy
(战斗中用于隐蔽军队的行动和位置的)烟幕Hiding and disguising
- be holed upidiom
- booby trap
- camo
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- cloak
- drown
- hiding
- hit the deckidiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- obscure
- secrete
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- sidle
- skulk
- stash
- tuck
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