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hocus-pocus

/hoh-kuhs-poh-kuhs/US // ˈhoʊ kəsˈpoʊ kəs //UK // (ˈhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs) //

变戏法,骗人,骗人的东西,骗局

Related Words

abracadabra罡风,胡言乱语,罡气,胡言乱语的人mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用nonsense无稽之谈,胡说八道,胡扯hoax骗局,诈骗,哄骗,糗事incantation咒语,咒文,诅咒,祈祷cant坎特,罐头,罐子juggling杂耍,戏法,戏耍,杂技artifice构造,构造物,构造性,构造的jargon行话,术语,行语,专业术语cheating作弊,作弊行为,欺骗,欺骗行为deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性trickery花招,伎俩,诡计,诡计多端imposture骗局,冒牌货,骗人,骗子delusion错觉,妄想,妄念,幻想spell咒语,拼写,咒骂,拼字flimflam虚张声势,骗局,虚伪性,虚张声势的行为chicanery诡计多端,狡诈,狡猾,巧取豪夺charm魅力,魅力四射,迷人的魅力,魅力无穷deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人swindle诈骗,诓骗,拐骗,骗人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a meaningless chant or expression used in conjuring or incantation.
    • : a juggler's trick; sleight of hand.
    • : trickery; deception.
    • : unnecessarily mysterious or elaborate activity or talk to cover up a deception, magnify a simple purpose, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ho·cus-po·cused, ho·cus-po·cus·ing or ho·cus-po·cussed, ho·cus-po·cus·sing.

    • : to play tricks on or with.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ho·cus-po·cused, ho·cus-po·cus·ing or ho·cus-po·cussed, ho·cus-po·cus·sing.

    • : to perform tricks; practice trickery or deception.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsleight of hand
Synonyms
abracadabra罡风,胡言乱语,罡气,胡言乱语的人artifice构造,构造物,构造性,构造的cant坎特,罐头,罐子chant吟诵,吟唱,诵读,诵经charm魅力,魅力四射,迷人的魅力,魅力无穷cheating作弊,作弊行为,欺骗,欺骗行为chicanery诡计多端,狡诈,狡猾,巧取豪夺conjuring变戏法,魔术,幻术,魔法deceit骗术,骗局,欺骗,骗人deception诈骗,欺骗,欺骗行为,欺骗性delusion错觉,妄想,妄念,幻想flimflam虚张声势,骗局,虚伪性,虚张声势的行为fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗gibberish胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡扯八道hoax骗局,诈骗,哄骗,糗事humbug胡说八道,胡说乱道,胡扯,谣言imposture骗局,冒牌货,骗人,骗子incantation咒语,咒文,诅咒,祈祷jargon行话,术语,行语,专业术语juggling杂耍,戏法,戏耍,杂技legerdemain骗局,诡计多端,骗术,诡计magic魔术,魔法,魔力,魔幻mummery木乃伊,木棉,喃喃自语mystification神化,神秘化,神化现象,神化作用nonsense无稽之谈,胡说八道,胡扯occultism玄学,神秘主义,神秘学,奥秘主义rigmarole僵局,繁琐的手续,繁琐的工作,僵化spell咒语,拼写,咒骂,拼字swindle诈骗,诓骗,拐骗,骗人trick诀窍,窍门,骗局,诡计trickery花招,伎俩,诡计,诡计多端gobbledegook胡说八道,胡言乱语,胡说乱道,胡言乱语的hocus焦点,焦点问题,焦点人物magic words妙语连珠,神奇的话语,妙语,妙语如珠monkey business猴年马月的事,猴子的生意,猴子的事,猴年马月的事情mumbo jumbo胡说八道,胡言乱语,糊涂虫,莫须有的罪名open sesame芝麻开门,芝麻开花节节高,开放的芝麻,敞开的芝麻sleight of hand巧夺天工,妙手回春,妙手偶得,妙手空空smoke and mirrors烟雾和镜面,烟雾和镜子,烟雾和镜象,烟雾和镜花水月

Examples

  • So how did 18-year-old Jason Marsden get cast as the voice of a talking cat in Hocus Pocus?

  • Finally, in the spirit of Hocus Pocus, what are your Halloween plans this year?

  • First negatively, it has not been done by any artificial means or legislative hocus-pocus (applause).

  • It is hocus-pocus, a sort of social magic formula like the "mutabor" in the Arabian Nights; it is an Aladdins-lamp philosophy.

  • He complains that Gautier is lacking in a concern about supernatural hocus-pocus and that Flaubert is lacking.

  • "There's some hocus-pocus about this," whispered Trask, as he and Locke moved forward for a private talk.

  • But love was beginning its usual hocus-pocus with character and turning a tired business man into a restless swain.

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