释义 |
hocus-pocus/həʊkəsˈpəʊkəs/ n. & v.●n. 1 deception; trickery 哄骗,欺骗;糊弄 2 a typical verbal formula used in conjuring (魔术中常用的)转移注意力的言语 ●v. (-pocussed, -pocussing or -pocused, -pocusing) 1 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 with) play tricks 变戏法,玩把戏 2 tr. play tricks on, deceive 耍花招,愚弄,欺骗 [17th-c. sham Latin] |