There's been a bit of hocus-pocus going on here.这里耍了点花招。

I find your question rhetorical hocus-pocus.我发现你的问题是难懂的修辞术语。

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。

He muttered some hocus-pocus over the rabbit.他念念有词朝兔子嘟哝了几句咒语。