trump

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n. 王牌, 法宝, 喇叭 vt. 打出王牌赢, 胜过 vi. 出王牌, 吹喇叭

发音

US /tɹʌmp/
UK /tɹʌmp/

词形变化

trumps 复数 trumps 三单 trumping 现在分词 trumped 过去式 trumped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

    王牌

    游戏

    Diamonds were declared trump(s).

  2. 2.

    A playing card of that suit.

    王牌

    游戏

    He played an even higher trump.

  3. 3.

    Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

    王牌

    比喻
  4. 4.

    An excellent person; a fine fellow, a good egg.

    古体 非正式
  5. 5.

    An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.

  6. 6.

    A card of the major arcana of the tarot.

  7. 1.

    A trumpet.

    古体
  8. 2.

    A fart.

    英国 非正式
  9. 3.

    The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.

  10. 1.

    Synonym of Jew's harp.

    过时 音乐
v.
  1. 1.

    To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.

    及物

    to trick or trump mankind

  2. 2.

    To impose unfairly; to palm off.

    过时 及物
  3. 3.

    To supersede.

    及物

    In this election, it would seem issues of national security trumped economic issues.

  4. 4.

    To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.

    及物 游戏

    He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.

  5. 5.

    To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.

    不及物 游戏
  6. 6.

    To outweigh; be stronger, greater, bigger than or in other way superior to.

    及物
  7. 1.

    To blow a trumpet.

  8. 2.

    To fart.

    英国 非正式 不及物

    And without warning me, as he lay there, he suddenly trumped next to me in bed.

    Who trumped?

词汇关系

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词源

Possibly from French triomphe (“triumph”) or Old French triumphe. If so, it is a doublet of triumph and thriambus. Compare German Trumpf.

来源:wiktionary