| 单词 | long suit |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong suit long suit n. (a) Whist and Bridge a suit of which a player holds four or more cards; (b) figurative one's strong point. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > ability or talent > that for which one has special ability strengthc1440 forte1682 long suit1759 strong card1795 strong point1798 strong suit1836 1759 Owen's Weekly Chron. 15 Dec. 394/2 Mr. Boscawen had a long suit in Diamonds. 1838 Philidorian Apr. 192 This is a good illustration of the value of the last trump to bring in a long suit. 1888 Chariton Democrat 2 Feb. He sends out printed matter..and he makes speeches. Talking is his long suit. 1928 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 9/2 Patience, he told himself, was his long suit. He had only to wait tactfully for a favourable opportunity. 1945 H. Phillips & J. T. Reese How to play Bridge iii. 101 The principal device available to the declarer to prevent the establishment of an opponent's long suit is hold-up play. 1998 B. Kingsolver Poisonwood Bible (1999) ii. 149 The domestic arena was never my long-suit, so I was to focus on a single, big project. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 7 July ii. 8/6 When counting a hand, if one player is known to have a long suit, zero in on that player. < as lemmas |
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