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smoke-screen的意思

smoke-screen

基本解释

英文词源

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.

实用例句

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。
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2. They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
他们因吸入大量烟尘被送往医院。
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3. A thick haze of acrid smoke hung in the air.
空气中弥漫着刺鼻的浓烟。
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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。
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5. There was a drift of smoke above the trees.
树林上空飘浮着一股烟。
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