| 单词 | trick |
| 释义 | trick I. 1. a. < scrupled at no trick however unfair that would get her her own way > b. < playing harmless tricks on one another > c. < it's a fool's trick to trust a stranger too far > d. < a juggler's tricks > < learned to do card tricks > < taught his dog several tricks > 2. a. archaic b. tricks plural < the tricks and bits that give a room personality > also < left his tricks at the camp > c. dialect 3. a. < a horse with the trick of shying at dead leaves > < a small stream that had the unfortunate trick of overflowing every spring > < had a trick of appearing to drowse while he listened > b. < a trick of speech > < the trick of that voice, I do well remember — Shakespeare > c. < a mere trick of vision > also < some trick of lighting made her appear gaunt and haggard > 4. 5. a. < knows the trick to make my lady laugh — Shakespeare > b. (1) < the tricks of stage technique > < the trick of depicting perspective on a flat surface > (2) tricks plural < learning the tricks of the trade > c. (1) < the trick is to make everything appear natural > (2) < shaving a bit from the edge will do the trick and make the door fit > 6. a. b. (1) (2) (3) c. < an ace of trumps is a sure trick in bridge > 7. a. b. c. < returned from a long trick in the rural areas > d. slang 8. a. (1) (2) < the cutest trick you ever want to see > b. slang 9. Synonyms: < such tricks as the substitution of goat's milk for cow's milk — Clair Sterling > < tricks and devices to conceal evasions and violations of ethical principles — H.A.Wagner > < a competent and resourceful musician who always knew what he was doing, was familiar with the tricks of the trade — P.H.Lang > < the trick is always to tag the other fellow as Red — T.H.White b.1915 > < ringing doorbells and extracting treats under threat of tricks has made Halloween a profitable grab bag for most kids — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union > ruse may imply an intention at false impression, as to divert attention from the truth or from what one intends < used the old ruse of oxen dragging trees to create a dust that would give the English the impression of a large force moving — Stuart Cloete > < threw his cap and a large stone into the river and this ruse succeeded in convincing his pursuers that he was drowned — S.P.B.Mais > stratagem may apply to a single ruse that outwits or entraps; it is applicable to a more or less carefully laid plan involving deception < driven to every possible trick and stratagem to entrap some man into marriage — G.B.Shaw > < a dazzling sea-fighter who by downright courage, stratagem and audacity succeeded in frightening the British people — C.B.Palmer b.1910 > maneuver may suggest an instance of tactics or manipulation, often adroit and astute < the last of all the company to depart, and, by a maneuver of Mrs. Bennet, had to wait for their carriage a quarter of an hour — Jane Austen > < thanks to Italy's mysterious maneuvers by way of keeping valuable information well hidden — Claudia Cassidy > artifice may suggest ingenious contrivance or invention, with or without deception < the artifices by which friends endeavor to spare one another's feelings — G.B.Shaw > < the forthright story of a man's life told in a style of transparent clarity that needs no artifices to make it vivid — C.H.Driver > wile may imply an attempt to ensnare or beguile by deceptive allurement < were I to lure him here with cunning wile — W.S.Gilbert & A.S.Sullivan > feint indicates a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's genuine intent < tricked the enemy commander by a feint off Tinian Town and sent Marines ashore at the opposite end of the island — Current Biography > dodge refers to any artful expedient < largely disfranchised by various police measures and legislative dodges which prevent his getting to the polls — W.L.Sperry > < a special dodge to get electric light for his father's house without paying for it — J.B.S.Haldane > II. 1. < trick photography > : skilled in or used for tricks < trick dice > < a trick horse > 2. 3. a. < a trick lock that doesn't always catch > b. of a bodily joint < a trick knee resulting from a football injury > III. transitive verb 1. < trick another in a sale > < trick him into consent > 2. < advertising designed to trick your purse > 3. a. < a request tricked with expressions of devotion > — usually used with up, out, off < tricked out in a gaudy lodge uniform > < planned to trick ourselves up for the party > b. < horses with manes and tails tricked and beribboned > 4. intransitive verb 1. 2. Synonyms: see dupe |
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