| 单词 | trick |
| 释义 | trickWord family noun trick trickery trickster trickertrickinesstrickingtrickishnesstricksinesstricksteringadjective tricky trick trickishtricklesstricksometricksyverb trick adverbtrickilytrickishlytricksily Games, Cards trick1 /trɪk/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 STH that deceives SB 骗人的花招TRICK/DECEIVE something you do in order to deceive someone 花招，骗局，诡计 Pretending he doesn’t remember is an old trick of his. 假装不记得是他的老花招了。 He didn’t really lose his wallet – that’s just a trick. 他并没有真的丢了钱包——这只是一个骗局。 2 joke 玩笑JOKE something you do to surprise someone and to make other people laugh 恶作剧 I’m getting tired of your silly tricks. 我对你那些愚蠢的恶作剧感到厌烦了。 The girls were playing tricks on their teacher. 女孩子们正在捉弄她们的老师。 3 STH that makes things appear different 引起错觉的事物 something that makes things appear to be different from the way they really are 引起错觉[记忆紊乱]的事物 After walking for hours in the hot sun, his mind began playing tricks on him. 在火辣辣的太阳底下走了很久，他的头脑开始迷糊了。 At first he thought someone was coming towards him, but it was just a trick of the light. 开始他以为有人朝他走来，原来只是光线引起的错觉。 4 a dirty/rotten/mean trick UNFAIRan unkind or unfair thing to do 下流的/无耻的/卑鄙的行为 He didn’t turn up? What a dirty trick! 他没来？真无耻！ Examples from the Corpus a dirty/rotten/mean trick• Bomb threats and other dirty tricks kept many voters at home. 5 do the trick spokenSOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEM if something does the trick, it solves a problem or provides what is needed to get a good result 奏效，达到预期效果 A bit more flour should do the trick. 再加一点面粉应该就可以了。 Examples from the Corpus do the trick• Luckily the second dose, a minor variant of the first, did the trick.• Should you have any difficulty, a word with your Club rep will normally do the trick.• A doctored ball should do the trick for both at the same time.• It certainly seemed to do the trick.• The second surgery on my knee seemed to do the trick.• That seemed to do the trick, or at least he thought so.• In Tucson, January golf tournaments do the trick.• Often a little give from one side will do the trick.• Something less than a precision guided missile would do the trick. 6 magic 魔术DG a skilful set of actions that seem like magic, done to entertain people 戏法，把戏 My uncle was always showing me card tricks when I was a kid. 我小时候，叔叔总是用纸牌变戏法给我看。 a magic trick 魔术 7 clever method 巧妙办法SUCCEED IN DOING something a way of doing something that works very well but may not be easy to notice 诀窍；技巧，技法 The trick is to bend your knees as you catch the ball. 诀窍是接球时要屈膝。 a salesman who knew all the tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job) 谙熟行业门道的推销员 8. use/try every trick in the book TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto use every method that you know, even dishonest ones, to achieve what you want 使出各种绝招，使出浑身解数 Examples from the Corpus use/try every trick in the book• I tried every trick in the book to reform him.• Victoria used every trick in the book to undermine Patsy in order to get the new job colleagues knew Patsy had earned. 9 teach/show somebody a trick or two informalINTELLIGENT used to say that someone knows more than someone else or can do something better than them 比某人知道得多[高明] Experienced teachers can show new teachers a trick or two. 有经验的老师总有几招可以教教新老师。 Examples from the Corpus teach/show somebody a trick or two• Experienced teachers can teach new teachers a trick or two. 10. somebody is up to their (old) tricks informalDISHONEST to be doing the same dishonest things that you have often done before 某人在故伎重施 11 DGCcards 纸牌 the cards played or won in one part of a game of cards 〔纸牌游戏中出的或赢的〕一圈牌，一墩牌 He won the first three tricks easily. 他轻松地赢了头三圈牌。 12 HABIT 习惯have a trick of doing something USUALLY British EnglishBrE to have a habit of using a particular expression or of moving your face or body in a particular way 有做某事的习惯〔指经常有某种表情或某种动作〕 She had this trick of raising her eyebrows at the end of a question. 她有一个习惯，每次提问完了总要扬一下眉毛。 Examples from the Corpus have a trick of doing something• But the agents have tricks of their own. 13 never miss a trick spokenKNOW something to always know exactly what is happening even if it does not concern you 对所发生的事无所不知［了如指掌］ Dave’s found out. He never misses a trick, does he? 戴夫已经发现了，什么都瞒不过他，是不是？ Examples from the Corpus never miss a trick• The only trouble was that although he never missed a trick, he was dreadfully slow.• But then he never missed a trick.• Mrs. White knew we hadn't studied - she never misses a trick. 14 how’s tricks? old-fashioned spokenHELLO used to greet someone in a friendly way 你好吗？近来如何？〔用于寒暄〕 Hello, Bill! How’s tricks? 你好，比尔！近来怎么样？ Examples from the Corpus how’s tricks?• Hello Bill! How's tricks? 15 sex 性 American EnglishAmE old-fashioned informalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH someone who pays a prostitute to have sex 嫖客 → confidence trick, → dirty trick at dirty1(6), → you can’t teach an old dog new tricks at teach(7), → hat trickturn a trick (=to have sex with someone for money) 卖淫 Examples from the Corpus trick• He pretended to be sick as a trick to get her to visit him.• Don't send her any money - it might be a trick.• It's hard to do a trick like this in front of so many people.• He refused to answer, suspecting they were asking him a trick question.• The pregnancy was just a trick to get him to marry her.• In college, I learned a trick to remember names.• But he was a trick, Chesarynth, and I am not.• It was a trick that always made her family roar with laughter.• John would sometimes perform card tricks for his buddies.• For my final trick, I will make this elephant disappear.• Helen sat on the bed, clapping while her brother did magic tricks.• It was no teaching or learning of a special trick of composition.• If your problems are straight forward, this low-cost solution may do the trick.• She didn't somehow think a stitch cutter would do the trick quite so well!• The trick is to make representatives more responsible or to put in place automatic restraints on spending.• She hoped he would give up this trick as he grew older. playing tricks• He's always playing tricks on people.• Her brain had to be playing tricks on her.• Were his eyes playing tricks on him?• They delight in playing tricks on mortals, though they will cease to give trouble if politely requested to do so.• He knew, too, that his head had been aching and that his mind was capable of playing tricks upon him.• Yes, fate was playing tricks on me.• Jack felt edgy but convinced himself that his nerves were playing tricks on him.• Somewhat perturbed, Ted flung the door open still believing that the platelayers were playing tricks on him. playing tricks on• He's always playing tricks on people.• Her brain had to be playing tricks on her.• Were his eyes playing tricks on him?• They delight in playing tricks on mortals, though they will cease to give trouble if politely requested to do so.• Or was it just the swirling mist playing tricks on his eyes?• Yes, fate was playing tricks on me.• Jack felt edgy but convinced himself that his nerves were playing tricks on him.• Somewhat perturbed, Ted flung the door open still believing that the platelayers were playing tricks on him. magic trick• David Blaine's dazzling magic tricks..• The party bags can contain one or two little magic tricks or puzzles.• This is an old magic trick which entails some preparation.• He performs magic tricks and is everything that three women want.• I used to practice magic tricks. the tricks of the trade• Being a master gardener isn't just knowing the tricks of the trade.• Teacher preparation, would then be mainly an initiation, learning the tricks of the trade from the old campaigners.• Robert Woods reveals some of the tricks of the trade.• And now he is teaching his son the tricks of the trade. turn a trick• She loves the Poet, and will do anything to please him, including turning tricks for a variety of kinky characters. trick2 ●●● S3 verb [transitiveT] 1 TRICK/DECEIVECHEATto deceive someone in order to get something from them or to make them do something 欺骗，诱骗，哄骗 She knew she’d been tricked, but it was too late. 她知道自己被骗了，但为时已晚。 trick somebody into doing something He claimed he was tricked into carrying drugs. 他声称他是被骗才携带毒品的。 trick somebody out of something The corporation was tricked out of $20 million. 公司被骗走2,000万美元。 trick your way into/past/onto etc something He tricked his way into her home by pretending to be a policeman. 他假冒警察进入她家。 2 be tricked out with/in something British EnglishBrE literaryDECORATE to be decorated with something 用某物装饰，以某物打扮 a hat tricked out with ribbons 一顶用缎带装饰的帽子 Examples from the Corpus trick• Does Dave know that Bob and l tricked?• Guglielmo and Ferrando reappear without their disguises, and the girls become aware that they have been tricked.• I realized then that I had been tricked, but it was too late.• Dynamius tried to lock them out of the city, but he was tricked by Gundulf.• A man posing as an insurance agent tricked her out of thousands of dollars.• The old man's sons had tricked him into signing the papers.• You tricked me!• He's the one who originally tricked the first human couple to disobey the Maker's instructions.• This is called an optical illusion, which means that your eyes trick you into seeing something that is not really there.• I'm not trying to trick you - just answer the question. trick somebody into doing something• She was tricked into signing the paper. trick3 adjectiveadj 1. trick photography TCPwhen a photograph or picture has been changed so that it looks different from what was really there 特技摄影 Examples from the Corpus trick photography• Call it ingratitude or history's trick photography the hat he wore no longer had a story. 2. a trick question ASK A QUESTIONa question which seems easy to answer but has a hidden difficulty 容易使人上当的问题 3. a trick knee/ankle/shoulder etc American EnglishAmEMI a joint that is weak and can suddenly cause you problems 有毛病的膝关节/脚踝/肩关节等 Examples from the Corpus trick• Gadget Bob and his staff send in trick plays more often than the Harlem Globetrotters.• But the truth is that these are trick questions-because each of them asks which is best for you.• Mitchell was doing trick shots over his shoulder. (1400-1500) Old North French trique, from trikier “to deceive, cheat”, from Old French trichier |
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