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遮人耳目

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遮人耳目的做法
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妄图遮人耳目
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企图遮人耳目
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为遮人耳目
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不过是遮人耳目
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遮人耳目的手段/手法

Definition

遮人耳目:

Literally means:

cover others'eyes and ears

Actually means:

遮, to cover; 耳, ears; 目, eyes, means hearing and sight.

This phrase means covering others'eyes and ears to disable their hearing and sight. It figuratively means concealing the truth from being heard or seen by others, usually of bad things. Derogatory.

遮,用东西挡住;耳,耳朵;目,眼睛;指听和看。

用东西挡住人家的耳朵和眼睛,不让看和听,比喻阻挡别人的视听,以便掩盖事实。往往指不让坏事被人知道。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
ge
那个
xiǎotōu
小偷
zhuāngbàn
装扮
chéng
旅客
nán
zhēréněr
遮人耳目
  
,
jǐngchá
警察
yǎn
一眼
jiù
rèn
chūlái
出来
le
  

The thief dressed up as a passenger was hard to hide, and the police recognized him at a glance.

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Zhèxiē
这些
fàn
贩毒
rényuán
人员
kāi
yàodiàn
药店
  
,
guò
不过
shì
xiǎng
zhēréněr
遮人耳目
ér
而已
  

These drug traffickers open pharmacies just to hide their eyes and ears.

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Zhège
这个
zǒu
走私
tuán
集团
zuò
xiē
一些
zhèngguī
正规
de
jìnchūkǒu
进出口
shēng
生意
  
,
guò
不过
shì
zhēréněr
遮人耳目
de
shǒu
手法
  

The smuggling synth also does some formal import and export business, but it is a cover-up.

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