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conjuring

US // (ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ) //

变戏法,魔术,幻术,魔法

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the performance of tricks that appear to defy natural laws
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : denoting or relating to such tricks or entertainment

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Examples

  • Fans of the 2013 horror film The Conjuring may be familiar with the doll, which plays a central role.

  • But in other societies, to tell war stories risked conjuring the dead and was considered dangerously taboo.

  • Frozen pulls off its animated abracadabra by conjuring up the elements that made Disney's modern classics just that.

  • In The Conjuring, the Warrens brush off alleged hauntings as the result of drafts or defective pipes.

  • I've learned that this form of identity theft, conjuring up a character to attract another person, is not uncommon.

  • In the midst of their conjuring, the Inquisition came down upon them.

  • But Cash gave no sign that he heard or saw anything save the visions his memory was conjuring in the dancing flames.

  • I ought to be above feeling annoyed at this tomfoolery—but these conjuring fellows go too far.

  • Miss Mackenzie was in the place of honour, conjuring with a teapot and a cosy; and, behold!

  • Here is a fair heritage lost, I dare say, on a foul cast at dice, or a conjuring trick at cards!