sleight of hand 1. (变戏法、击剑等时的)手法敏捷 This trick demands sleight of hand. 这套戏法要求手快。 make a coin disappear by sleight of hand 一转手便使一枚硬币不见了 2. 戏法；把戏，花招 perform a sleight of hand 变戏法 play sleight of hand with the public 翻手为云覆手为雨地戏弄公众 deceive the voters with a (piece of) political sleight of hand 用政治花招欺骗选民