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.- 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。
- It seems astonishing that Bond got away with so much jiggery-pokery for as long as he did.
英英释义
noun
- verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
双语例句
- I know what you're talking about and all that jiggery-pokery makes me sick.
我很清楚你想说什么，你的欺骗把戏让我感到恶心。 - There has been so much jiggery-pokery in this affair that it is impossible to know exactly what the true facts are.
这件事有人做了很多手脚，因而无法知道事实究竟如何。 - 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。 - He thought there was jiggery-pokery going on in the stables.
他认为有人正在马厩里做手脚。 - I think there's been some jiggery-pokery going on in the finance department.
我认为财政部里有砦见不得人的勾当。