hocus-pocus 详细解释

hocus-pocus

['həukəs'pəukəs]

n. 哄骗, 花招

词形变化

动词过去式: hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed | 动词过去分词: hocus-pocused/hocus-pocussed | 动词现在分词: hocuspocusing/hocus-pocussing | 动词第三人称单数: hocus-pocuses/hocus-pocusses |

词义辨析

同义参见:

conjuration  deceit  

英英释义

名词 hocus-pocus:

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

同义词:trickery, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery, skullduggery

补充

hocus-pocushocus-pocus英:[ˈhəukəsˈpəukəs] 美:[ˌhokəsˈpokəs]n.1.哄骗

例句

1. There's been a bit of hocus-pocus going on here.这里耍了点花招。 2. I find your question rhetorical hocus-pocus.我发现你的问题是难懂的修辞术语。 3. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.他不可能把难懂的术语错当成真正的知识。 4. He muttered some hocus-pocus over the rabbit.他念念有词朝兔子嘟哝了几句咒语。 5. He was hocus-pocussed into buying an artificial diamond ring.他受骗买了一只假钻戒。 6. Don't hocus-pocus at me!别跟我耍花招! 7. some people still view psychology as a lot of hocus-pocus.一些人仍旧视心理学为一派胡言乱语。 8. He misled voters with his political hocus-pocus.他用他的政治骗术误导了选民。