| 词汇 | smoke and mirrors |
| 释义 | Idiom smoke and mirrors Theme: DECEPTION deception and confusion. (Said of statements or more complicated rhetoric used to mislead people rather than inform. Refers to the way a magician uses optical illusion to create believability while performing a trick. Fixed order.)Most people know that the politician was just using smoke and mirrors to make things look better than they really were.Her report was little more than smoke and mirrors. No one will believe any of it. Slang smoke and mirrors Theme: DECEPTION n. a strategy of deception and cover-up.Her entire report was nothing but smoke and mirrors. Who could believe any of it?There is no plan. It's all just smoke and mirrors. Idiom smoke and mirrors American & Australian something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is.Smoke and mirrors made the company seem bigger and healthier than it really was. It was just clever marketing. smoke and mirrorsTrickery, deception, or misdirection. The candidate has been accused of using smoke and mirrors during the debate to undermine the credibility of his opponent. Before computer generated effects, filmmakers had to use a lot of smoke and mirrors to make fantastic, unbelievable things look realistic in their movies. smoke and mirrorsdeception and confusion. (Said of statements or more complicated rhetoric used to mislead people rather than inform. Alludes to the way a magician uses optical illusion to create believability while performing a trick. Fixed order.) Most people know that the politician was just using smoke and mirrors to make things look better than they really were. Her report was little more than smoke and mirrors. No one will believe any of it. smoke and mirrorsSmoke and mirrors are words and actions that are intended to deceive or confuse people, especially by making something seem better than it really is. The president claims that his economic plan is free of the smoke and mirrors of previous presidential budget proposals. Thousands of shareholders learned too late that the company's image of success had been created with smoke and mirrors. Note: Magicians sometimes use smoke and mirrors when they are performing tricks, in order to confuse or deceive people. smoke and mirrorsthe obscuring or embellishing of the truth of a situation with misleading or irrelevant information. chiefly North American 1998 Sunday Telegraph Ministers accused the Conservatives of a ‘smoke and mirrors’ con trick. smoke and ˈmirrorsused to describe ways of tricking people or of hiding the truth: He said the government had used smoke and mirrors to raise taxes.The commission has declared war on the smoke and mirrors of sales promotions.smoke and mirrors n. a strategy of deception and cover up. Her entire report was nothing but smoke and mirrors. Who could believe any of it? smoke and mirrors Something that deceives or distorts the truth: Your explanation is nothing but smoke and mirrors. |
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