sleight of hand
[ˌslaɪt.əv'hænd] noun uncountable
■speed and skill of the hand when performing tricks （魔术中的）巧妙手法，敏捷手法•Most of these conjuring tricks depend on sleight of hand.这些魔术把戏大多数都是依靠巧妙的手法。 ■skilful hiding of the truth in order to win an advantage 花招，手腕•By some statistical sleight of hand the government have produced figures showing that unemployment has recently fallen.透过在统计数字上动点手脚，政府弄出了一些显示最近失业率下降的数字。 |