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单词 hocus
释义

hocus

/ˈhəʊkəs/
verb
(hocussed, hocussinghocused, hocusing)with obj. archaic <古>
1
deceive (someone)
欺骗(人)。
2
stupefy (someone) with drugs, typically for a criminal purpose
(尤指为犯罪目的)使(人)麻醉。
2.1
drug (liquor)
(在酒里)下药:

you shall hocus his drink.

你必须在他的酒里下药。

词源
late 17th cent.: from an obsolete noun hocus 'trickery', from HOCUS-POCUS.
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