sleights

[US]/slaɪt/
[UK]/slaɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 熟练,灵巧;手法,技巧;诡计

Phrases & Collocations

sleight of hand

手法巧妙

sleight of foot

步法矫健

Example Sentences

perform sleight of hand

变戏法; 耍花招

The trick is done simply by sleight of hand.

变这个戏法全凭手法敏捷。

this is financial sleight of hand of the worst sort.

这是最恶劣的金融把戏。

turn out to be a clumsy sleight of hand

弄巧成拙

except by sleight of logic, the two positions cannot be harmonized.

除非通过逻辑诡辩,否则这两种观点无法调和。

a nifty bit of sleight of hand got the ashtray into the correct position.

一记漂亮的手法把烟灰缸放到了正确的位置。

deceive the voters with a (piece of) political sleight of hand

用政治手段欺骗选民

We now realize that much of Burt’s research was presented with a statistical sleight of hand.

我们现在才知道伯特的研究展示的大多都是迷惑人的统计花样。

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