英 [ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs] 美 [ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs]
n. 花招，骗术；（变魔术用）霍克斯波克斯
v. 捉弄，欺骗
第三人称单数hocus-pocuses
现在分词hocus-pocussing或hocus-pocusing
过去式hocus-pocussed或hocus-pocused
过去分词hocus-pocussed或hocus-pocused
hocus-pocus /ˈhəʊkəsˈpəʊkəs/
不可数名词 If you describe something as hocus-pocus, you disapprove of it because you think it is false and intended to trick or deceive people. 把戏; 花招; 骗术
verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
同义词： trickery / slickness / hanky panky / jiggery-pokery / skulduggery / skullduggery
玩戏法
... pierce hocus-pocus 揭穿骗局 hocus-pocus 把戏 ; 戏弄 Giant Hocus Pocus 全关节泰迪熊 ...
... pierce hocus-pocus 揭穿骗局 hocus-pocus 把戏 ; 戏弄 Giant Hocus Pocus 全关节泰迪熊 ...
... draw up a list 制定了一分清单 hocus-pocus 戏弄/欺骗 verbally or in official correspondence 口语或正式书信 status quo 现状 ...
... irenic：[aɪ'renɪk; -'riː-] adj.和平（主义）的，促使和解的 hocus-pocus：花招，骗术 pace：请原谅 ...
变戏法；哄骗
变戏法；哄骗
戏法；哄骗
I'm too exhausted for any hocus-pocus right now! I want my daughter home!
我现在太精疲力尽了！ 我要我女儿回家！
I snapped. "I'm too exhausted for any hocus-pocus right now, Gloria! I want my daughter home!"
我发疯的说：“我现在拒绝任何善意的欺骗，我只想让我的女儿回来！”
The page should initially look like Figure 1; click Hocus Pocus!
页面初看起来应该和 图 1 相同，但是点击 Hocus Pocus!
If hocus-pocus is the order of the day, the American dream may become an illusion.
But besides the carnival and hocus-pocus, this book also considers deeper questions about life and fate.
Here is a bit of hocus-pocus courtesy of Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.