hocus-pocus

美 [ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs]英 [ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs]
  • n.花招;骗术;骗人的鬼话
  • v.戏弄
hocus-pocushocus-pocus

noun

U骗人的鬼话;花招;骗术
language or behaviour that is nonsense and is intended to hide the truth from people

hocus-pocus

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  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 花招;把戏;骗术
    If you describe something as hocus-pocus, you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people.

    It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.

    他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。

noun

1
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
Synonym: trickery slickness hanky panky jiggery-pokery skulduggery skullduggery

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  1. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge .

    他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。

  2. This encourages firms to cut tax bills via two related types of hocus-pocus .

    这事实上鼓励了这些公司用两种相关的技巧来减少纳税。

  3. I think the witch screwed up that part of her hocus-pocus .

    我想是那个女巫的巫术有些失效了

  4. Like so many academics , he hides behind a lot of unfathomable hocus-pocus .

    和许多学者一样,他隐藏在一大堆高深莫测、故弄玄虚的语言背后。

  5. But besides the carnival and hocus-pocus , this book also considers deeper questions about life and fate .

    但是除了有狂欢和哄骗,这本书也深入思考了关于人生与命运的问题。

  6. And no amount of financial hocus-pocus for that is what the Geithner plan amounts to will change that fact .

    哪怕有再多的花言巧语(即使有盖氏计划那么多)也无法改变这一事实。

  7. I don 't believe in ghosts , it 's all hocus-pocus !

    我不相信鬼魂,都是迷信。

  8. I just don 't believe in all this hocus-pocus .

    我只是不信这些胡扯。

  9. He steadied himself in time to hear Snape say , - your little bit of hocus-pocus . I 'm waiting .

    他稳住自己,正好听见斯内普说,“……你的秘密小花招。我等着。”

  10. My daughter loves going to see magic tricks , I do not have the heart to tell her it 's all hocus-pocus .

    我女儿喜欢看魔术。但我不忍心告诉她其实那都是骗人的。

  11. It is just as likely that he was a charlatan peddling hocus-pocus .

    他过去恰恰很可能是个挨家挨户行骗的江湖医生。