| 单词 | trump |
| 释义 | trump (trʌmp ) Word forms: trumps , trumping , trumped 1. uncountable noun [with singular or plural verb] In a game of cards, trumps is the suit which is chosen to have the highest value in one particular game. Hearts are trumps. ...the ace of trumps. 2. countable noun 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. 3. verb 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. [VERB noun] ...a patient-led service where patient views are not always trumped by scientific evidence. [VERB noun] Synonyms: outdo, top, cap [informal], surpass 4. sb's trump card phrase 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. She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures. 5. to come up trumps phrase If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to. [British] Dwayne has come up trumps with a goal worthy of winning any match. Idioms: play your trump card to do something unexpected which gives you a definite advantage over other people If she wished, she could threaten to play her trump card, publishing an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a trump card something which gives you a definite advantage over other people Only two days into the strike, the distribution of goods was suffering: and that, ultimately is the railwaymen's trump card. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 胜过因说或做得更好而, 王牌牌戏中的 Japanese: 打ち負かす, 切り札 |
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