| 单词 | trump card |
| 释义 | trump cardtrump card 1 ADVANTAGEsomething that gives you a big advantage in a particular situation 王牌，撒手锏 The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party’s trump card. 一如既往，承诺减税是共和党的王牌。 Examples from the Corpus trump/best/strongest card• We had beaten him, but he played a final trump card.• In the struggle for development, every economy has certain advantages or trump cards.• That night, though, our sincerity was our trump card.• The citizens of Hebron, by contrast, hold all the trump cards.• That was why Gorbachev wanted to negotiate-and that is why, in my opinion, President Reagan was holding the trump card.• Parents must recognize that if a child does not want to do homework, the child holds the trump card.• This was one of the trump cards of News International in its dispute with the print workers in 1986-87.• And perhaps it was time to play the trump card up his sleeve. → trump/best/strongest card at card1(8) 2 something that you can do or use in a situation, which gives you an advantage 王牌，绝招，杀手锏 But then he decided to play his trump card (=use his advantage). 不过他决定使出他的杀手锏。 They hold all the trump cards (=have things which could give them an advantage). 他们掌握着所有的王牌。 Examples from the Corpus trump card• We had beaten him, but he played a final trump card.• In the struggle for development, every economy has certain advantages or trump cards.• That night, though, our sincerity was our trump card.• The citizens of Hebron, by contrast, hold all the trump cards.• That was why Gorbachev wanted to negotiate-and that is why, in my opinion, President Reagan was holding the trump card.• Parents must recognize that if a child does not want to do homework, the child holds the trump card.• This was one of the trump cards of News International in its dispute with the print workers in 1986-87.• And perhaps it was time to play the trump card up his sleeve. → trump card at trump1(2) |
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