The act or art of conjuring .

耍魔术的行为或艺术。

Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth , and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring .

阿尔弗莱德年轻时曾学过许多吟游歌谣，此外，他还能变一些小把戏和小魔术，来丰富他的节目。

Even dictionaries seem unsure how to define " prank " ( orig . Unk . ) : It is , by turns , a malicious trick , a conjuring act performed to deceive or surprise , a mischievous frolic , and more .

就算是字典都不能给“恶搞”下个准确的定义：换句话说，恶搞就是一个恶意的骗局，类似魔术的表演来蒙骗或奇袭，是一种调皮的玩闹，甚至更加撒野。

But it is long overdue that my peers in the conjuring profession try to take a more active role in the elimination of nonsense science by joining forces with scientists , and that scientists be open to the proposition .

但是这一切姗姗来迟：我的魔术界同行试着通过与科学家们联合起来在消灭伪科学中扮演更活跃的角色，而科学家们要接受这样的定位。

Put like that , the idea does not seem like such a conjuring trick .

这样看来，这个主意似乎不像是个把戏。