Hocus-pocus
哄骗
📖 牛津释义
hocus-pocus
n[U]
talk or behaviour designed to draw one's attention away from what is actually happening; trickery; deception 旨在转移他人注意力的言谈或举止; 花招; 骗术.
🧩 词语组成解析
vt. 欺骗, 麻醉
🗣️ 情景例句
By the way, how is your wife doing, Harrison?
顺便问一下，贵夫人近来可好吗？
I have confidence in myself.
我对自己颇具信心。
but it was impossible to stop the thieves.
但他已无法抓住那些窃贼了。