| 单词 | hocus pocus |
| 释义 | 1 (noun) Definition something said or done in order to confuse or trick someone (informal) Synonyms trickery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. cheat deception You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception. delusion hoax His claim to have a bomb was a hoax. deceit The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. swindle He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle. artifice the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks humbug chicanery The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. imposture 2 (noun) Definition something said or done in order to confuse or trick someone Synonyms mumbo jumbo It's all full of psychoanalytic mumbo jumbo. Greek (informal) nonsense Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense. malarkey jargon cant gibberish When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish. gobbledegook (informal) When he asked questions, all he got back was bureaucratic gobbledegook. hokum (slang, mainly US, Canadian) rigmarole He gave me some rigmarole about the train being late. abracadabra Justice here represents nothing more than magical abracadabra. 3 (noun) Synonyms conjuring The show includes performances of conjuring, dancing, and exhibitions of strength. sleight of hand legerdemain financial and legal legerdemain prestidigitation jugglery Additional synonymsin the sense of abracadabra Definition a word used in magic spells, which is supposed to possess magic powers Justice here represents nothing more than magical abracadabra. Synonyms spell, magic, charm, chant, witchcraft, voodoo, invocation, sorcery, incantation, mumbo jumbo, hocus-pocus, conjuration, makutu (New Zealand) in the sense of artifice Definition a clever trick the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks Synonyms cunning, scheming, trick, device, craft, tactic, manoeuvre, deception, hoax, expedient, ruse, guile, trickery, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagem, contrivance, chicanery, wile, craftiness, artfulness, slyness, machination, dodgein the sense of chicanery Definition trickery or deception The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery. Synonyms trickery, cheating, intrigue, deception, artifice, wiles, duplicity, subterfuge, stratagems, chicane, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), sharp practice, sophistry, deviousness, wire-pulling (US), underhandedness, dodgeNearby words of |
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