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单词 trick
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trick

noun
 
/trɪk/
/trɪk/
Idioms
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    something to cheat somebody

  1.  
     something that you do to make somebody believe something that is not true, or to annoy somebody as a joke
    • They had to think of a trick to get past the guards.
    • The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher.
    see also confidence trick, dirty trick
    Extra Examples
    • She won't fall for such a stupid trick.
    • Very few camera tricks are employed.
    • These rhetorical tricks are common in political speeches.
    • the kinds of accounting tricks that get CEOs into trouble
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cheap
    • cruel
    • dirty
    • …
    verb + trick
    • play
    • pull
    • try
    • …
    trick + verb
    • work
    trick + noun
    • question
    phrases
    • a trick of the light
    • a trick or two
    • every trick in the book
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    something confusing

  2.  
     something that confuses you so that you see, understand, remember, etc. things in the wrong way
    • One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on you.
    • Was there somebody standing there or was it a trick of the light?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • cheap
    • cruel
    • dirty
    • …
    verb + trick
    • play
    • pull
    • try
    • …
    trick + verb
    • work
    trick + noun
    • question
    phrases
    • a trick of the light
    • a trick or two
    • every trick in the book
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    entertainment

  3.  
     a clever action that somebody/something performs as a way of entertaining people
    • He amused the kids with conjuring tricks.
    • a magic trick
    • a card trick
    • You had me fooled there! Where did you learn that trick?
    see also hat-trick, one-trick pony
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clever
    • difficult
    • simple
    • …
    verb + trick
    • do
    • employ
    • perform
    • …
    trick + verb
    • work
    trick + noun
    • photography
    phrases
    • (you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
    See full entry
    4.

    good method

  4. [usually singular] a way of doing something that works well; a good method
    • The trick is to pick the animal up by the back of its neck.
    • He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
    Extra Examples
    • Another neat trick is to add lemon peel to the water.
    • He's learned a trick or two in his time working in the tax office.
    • The real trick is predicting the market two years down the line.
    • The trick is to keep your body still and your arms relaxed.
    • There's no trick to it—you just need lots of practice.
    • a trick for getting out red wine stains
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clever
    • difficult
    • simple
    • …
    verb + trick
    • do
    • employ
    • perform
    • …
    trick + verb
    • work
    trick + noun
    • photography
    phrases
    • (you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
    See full entry
    5.

    in card games

  5. the cards that you play or win in a single part of a card game
    • I won six tricks in a row.
    see also three-card trick
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clever
    • difficult
    • simple
    • …
    verb + trick
    • do
    • employ
    • perform
    • …
    trick + verb
    • work
    trick + noun
    • photography
    phrases
    • (you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
    See full entry
    6. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier ‘deceive’, of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
a bag/box of tricks
  1. (informal) a set of methods or equipment that somebody can use
    • Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests.
be up to your (old) tricks
  1. (informal, disapproving) to be behaving in the same bad way as before
    • He had soon spent all the money and was up to his old tricks.
do the trick
  1. (informal) to succeed in solving a problem or achieving a particular result
    • I don't know what it was that did the trick, but I am definitely feeling much better.
    Topics Successc2
every trick in the book
  1. every available method, whether it is honest or not
    • He'll try every trick in the book to stop you from winning.
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve
  1. to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary
    • I have a few tricks up my sleeve.
he, she, etc. doesn’t miss a trick
  1. (informal) used to say that somebody notices every opportunity to gain an advantage
(you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
  1. (saying) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time
trick or treat
  1. said by children who visit people’s houses at Halloween and threaten to play tricks on people who do not give them sweets
the tricks of the trade
  1. the clever ways of doing things, known and used by people who do a particular job or activity
turn a trick
  1. (North American English, slang) to have sex with somebody for money

trick

verb
 
/trɪk/
/trɪk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trick
/trɪk/
/trɪk/
he / she / it tricks
/trɪks/
/trɪks/
past simple tricked
/trɪkt/
/trɪkt/
past participle tricked
/trɪkt/
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-ing form tricking
/ˈtrɪkɪŋ/
/ˈtrɪkɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to make somebody believe something which is not true, especially in order to cheat them
    • trick somebody I'd been tricked and I felt stupid.
    • trick your way + adv./prep. He managed to trick his way past the security guards.
    Synonyms cheatcheat
    • fool
    • deceive
    • betray
    • take in
    • trick
    • con
    These words all mean to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.
    • cheat to make somebody believe something that is not true, in order to get money or something else from them:
      • She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.
      • He cheated his way into the job.
      Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam: You’re not allowed to look at the answers— that’s cheating.
    • fool to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want:
      • Just don’t be fooled into investing any money with them.
    • deceive to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially somebody who trusts you, in order to get what you want:
      • She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
    • betray to hurt somebody who trusts you, especially by lying to or about them or telling their secrets to other people:
      • She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.
    • take somebody in [often passive] to make somebody believe something that is not true, usually in order to get what you want:
      • I was taken in by her story.
    • trick to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want.
    • con (informal) to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do something for you:
      • They had been conned out of £100 000.
    which word?
    • Many of these words involve making somebody believe something that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/​betrayed by somebody in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If somebody takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If somebody cheats/​fools/​tricks/​cons you, they may get something from you and make you feel stupid. However, somebody might fool you just as a joke; and to trick somebody is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
    Patterns
    • to cheat/​fool/​trick/​con somebody out of something
    • to cheat/​fool/​deceive/​betray/​trick/​con somebody into doing something
    • to feel cheated/​fooled/​deceived/​betrayed/​tricked/​conned
    • to fool/​deceive yourself
    • to cheat/​trick/​con your way into something
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier ‘deceive’, of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th cent.

trick

adjective
/trɪk/
/trɪk/
[only before noun]
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  1. intended to trick somebody
    • It was a trick question (= one to which the answer seems easy but actually is not).
    • It's all done using trick photography (= photography that uses clever techniques to show things that do not actually exist or are impossible).
  2. (North American English) (of part of the body) weak and not working well
    • a trick knee
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier ‘deceive’, of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th cent.
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