trump
n
1 (in card-games such as whist or bridge) card of a suit that temporarily has a higher value than the other three suits (惠斯特或橋牌等牌戲的)王牌, 主牌, 將牌
Hearts are trumps. 紅桃是王牌.
He took my ace with a low trump. 他用一張小的王牌吃了我的A牌.
We played the game in no trumps, ie withno suit chosen as trumps. 我們打的是無主的牌.
2 (infmldated 口, 舊) person who is generous, loyal, helpful, etc 慷慨、 忠誠、 樂於助人等的人.
3 (idm 習語) ,come/,turn up `trumps (infml 口)
(a) be especially helpful or generous 大有幫助; 格外慷慨
Nobody else in the family gave anything for the jumble sale, but my sister came up trumps. 家里人誰也沒拿出東西來捐助這次義賣活動, 只有我妹妹慷慨相助.
(b) do or happen better than expected 結(jié)果比預(yù)期的要好
The team turned up trumps on the day. 那個隊這一天的成績好得出乎意料. declare trumps => declare. draw trumps => draw2. trump, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) take (a card or trick) with a trump 出王牌吃掉(一牌或一墩牌)
trumped my ace (with a six) 用(六點的)王牌吃掉了我的A牌.
2 (phr v) trump sth up (usu passive 通常用於被動語態(tài)) invent (a false excuse, accusation, etc) in order to harm sb 編造(謊言、 罪名等)加害某人
arrested on a trumped-up charge 根據(jù)羅織的罪名被捕.
trump n (arch 古) sound made by a trumpet 喇叭聲; 號聲.
?? 擴展釋義
*[tr?mp]n. 王牌, 法寶, 喇叭vt. 打出王牌贏, 勝過vi. 出王牌, 吹喇叭相關(guān)詞組: trump up sth play one's trump card to trump sb's ace
?? 同詞根單詞
bumpvt.& vi. 碰撞,沖撞;顛簸;
vi. 顛簸著前進;
n. 碰撞,撞擊;腫塊;隆起物;鷺鷥的叫聲;
adv. 突然地,猛烈地;撲通一聲;