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legerdemain

/ˌlɛdʒ.ə.dɨˈmeɪn/ /ˈlɛdʒ.əɹ.dəˌmeɪn/

Meanings
noun

戏法，障眼法

Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.

Examples :

"The magician's act relied heavily on legerdemain, making coins disappear and reappear in impossible places. "
那位魔术师的表演主要依靠障眼法，让硬币消失又在不可能的地方出现。
entertainment style action

Related Words

Illustration ability

ability noun

/əˈ.bɪl.ɪ.ti/

能力，才干。

"The student's ability to concentrate in noisy environments was crucial for success in the class. "

这位学生在嘈杂环境中集中注意力的能力对于在这门课上取得成功至关重要。

Illustration heavily

heavily adverb

/ˈhɛvɪli/

沉重地，厉害地

"He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots."

他穿着靴子，沉重地踏着脚步走上楼梯。

Illustration deceitful

deceitful adjective

/-fl̩/

欺骗的，虚伪的

"The used car salesman was deceitful; he lied about the car's history to get a higher price. "

那个二手车销售员很会骗人，他谎报了汽车的历史，想卖个更高的价钱。

Illustration relied

relied verb

/rɪˈlaɪd/ /riˈlaɪd/

依赖，依靠

"Example Sentence: "Sarah relied on her notes to pass the exam." "

萨拉依靠她的笔记通过了考试。

Illustration disappear

disappear verb

/dɪsəˈpiːɹ/ /dɪsəˈpɪə/ /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/

消失，不见。

"The cat disappeared behind the sofa. "

猫消失在沙发后面了。

Illustration magician

magician noun

/məˈdʒɪʃən/

魔术师，魔法师

"The magician made a rabbit disappear from his hat, amazing all the children. "

魔术师从帽子里变没了一只兔子，让所有孩子们都惊呆了。

Illustration trickery

trickery noun

/tɹɪ.kə.ɹi/

诡计，欺骗，诈术

"The magician's performance relied heavily on clever trickery to fool the audience. "

这位魔术师的表演很大程度上依赖于巧妙的诈术来迷惑观众。

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

实际上， 事实上。

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

实际上，那件事和我一点关系都没有。

Illustration reappear

reappear verb

/ˌriːəˈpɪr/ /ˌriːəˈpɪər/

重新出现，再次显现。

"After being lost for hours, the cat reappeared in the backyard. "

走失几个小时后，那只猫又重新出现在后院了。

Illustration impossible

impossible noun

/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/

不可能的事， 办不到的事。

"The impossible of finishing the project by Friday became a reality when everyone worked late. "

星期五之前完成项目的 “不可能”，在大家加班努力下变成了现实。

Illustration sleight

sleight noun

/slaɪt/

诡计, 花招, 手腕。

"The salesman's sleight of hand with the expensive watch convinced the customer to buy it. "

这位销售员用他那推销高价手表的巧妙手腕，说服了顾客购买。

Illustration disappeared

disappeared verb

/dɪsəˈpiːɹd/ /dɪsəˈpɪəd/ /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/

消失，不见了.

"The cat was sleeping on the couch, but when I came back, it had disappeared. "

猫刚才还在沙发上睡觉，我回来的时候，它却不见了。