Phrase
magic trick
noun
魔术；戏法
a trick that seems magical to observers
- 1.
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
一种虚幻的技艺；被天真的观察者视为魔术
一种虚幻的技艺；被天真的观察者视为魔术；魔术；魔术戏法；魔术技巧
In use
The children laughed when the clown performed a magic trick.
A good magic trick can make people question what they see.
He practiced several magic tricks until he could perform them without mistakes.
do/perform a magic trick
He performed a magic trick at the party.
他在派对上表演了一个魔术戏法。
show someone a magic trick
She showed me a magic trick with cards.
她给我展示了一个用纸牌变的魔术。
learn a magic trick
I want to learn a new magic trick.
我想学一个新魔术。
explain a magic trick
Can you explain the magic trick to me?
你能给我解释一下这个魔术吗？
Common mistakes
He showed us a magic.He showed us a magic trick.
在英语中，'magic' 作为名词时指魔术艺术或魔法，而具体的一个魔术表演要用'magic trick'。中文'魔术'可指具体戏法，但英语需要加上'trick'。
She made a magic trick with cards.She performed a magic trick with cards.
搭配动词错误：中文'做魔术'直译为'make magic'，但英语中用'perform/do a magic trick'更自然。'make'通常用于制造物品，不用于表演魔术。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.