trump
n. 王牌,法宝; 有效手段; <古,诗>喇叭,号声; <口>好人
vt. 打出王牌赢; 胜过
vi. 出王牌; 捏造,编造; 吹喇叭
In a game of cards, trumps is the suit which is chosen to have the highest value in one particular game.
Hearts are trumps.
红桃是主。
…the ace of trumps.
主牌 A
In a game of cards, a trump is a playing card which belongs to the suit which has been chosen as trumps.
He played a trump.
他吊主。
If you trump what someone has said or done, you beat it by saying or doing something else that seems better.
The Socialists tried to trump this with their slogan...
社会党党员设法用他们的口号把它压过去。
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer.
汇丰银行通过提高报价击败了劳埃德保险公司。
Your trump card is something powerful that you can use or do, which gives you an advantage over someone.
In the end, the Ten took their appeal to the Supreme Court; this, they had believed from the outset, would be their trump card...
最后,10 个人上诉到最高法院:他们从一开始就认为这一招是他们的王牌。
She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.
她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏:出自传来爆料糗事。
If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
Dwayne has come up trumps with a goal worthy of winning any match.
德韦恩意外地蒙进了一个可以拿下任何比赛的球。
1. a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
2. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
1. produce a sound as if from a trumpet
2. get the better of;
3. play a trump
4. proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare
come (或turn) up trumps
(非正式,主英)(人的表现、情况等)比预计好
trump something up
捏造,编造
trump up
捏造,编造
Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.
西尔维亚与主管人相处得不好,因而害怕他会捏造一些罪名使她名誉扫地.
Satellite fans will find super satellites to the Championship tournament held daily at Trump Taj Mahal.
卫星的球迷会发现卫星的超级锦标赛赛事举行特朗普泰姬陵每天.
When his father refused to let him have his own way, the child played his trump card by crying.
看到爸爸没有如自己的意, 那孩子便使出绝招,哇的一声哭了起来.
He was glad that his trump card had had such a specular effect.
他发现他打出的王牌发挥了如此巨大的威力,感到非常得意.
The candidate still has one more trump card to play.
候选人手里还有一张王牌.