jiggery-pokery
jiggery-pokery 英 [ˌdʒɪgəri ˈpəʊkəri] 美 [ˌdʒɪgəri ˈpoʊkəri]
n. 欺骗
名词复数:jiggery-pokeries
- Jiggery-pokery refers to trickery and deception. It's a fun, old-fashioned word that's in the same family as other repetitive-sounding terms for shady behavior, like hocus-pocus, flim-flam, and hanky-panky.
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- n. 欺骗
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1. This presidential and congressional jiggery-pokery is the height of public dishonesty.
这位总统和国会耍的骗术，达到对公众不诚实的新高度。
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2. The SEC is hoping these changes will help it spot jiggery-pokery more easily.
SEC希望这些变化能帮助它更容易的揭露骗局。
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