jiggery-pokery

英 [ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpəʊkəri]

美 [ˌdʒɪɡəri ˈpoʊkəri]

n.  欺骗行为; 骗局; 捣鬼

牛津词典

noun

• 欺骗行为；骗局；捣鬼
  dishonest behaviour

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 欺骗行为；骗局
  If you describe behaviour asjiggery-pokery, you mean that it involves tricking people or being dishonest.
  1. It seems astonishing that Bond got away with so much jiggery-pokery for as long as he did.
     虽然邦德遭遇的诡计层出不穷，但最后却总能脱离险境，令人惊叹。

英英释义

noun

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
  Synonym:trickeryhocus-pocusslicknesshanky pankyskulduggeryskullduggery

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