释义 |
trump1/trʌmp/ n. & v.●n. 1a a playing card of a suit ranking above the others (牌戏的)王牌,将牌 b (in pl. 用复数) this suit (作将牌的)一套牌 hearts are trumps 红心是将牌 2 an advantage esp. involving surprise (尤指拥有出人意料的)优势地位 3 colloq. [口]a a helpful or admired person 乐于助人的人;靠得住的人 b Austral. & NZ a person in authority [澳新]有权威的人 ●v. 1a tr. defeat (a card or its player) with a trump 出王牌赢牌(或击败对手) b intr. play a trump card when another suit has been led 打出一张王牌 2 tr. colloq. gain a surprising advantage over (a person, proposal, etc.) [口]胜过(某人);挫败(计划) □ trump up fabricate or invent (an accusation, excuse, etc.) 捏造,编造(指控、借口等) on a trumped-up charge 受到诬告 □ turn up trumps Brit. colloq. [英口] 1 turn out better than expected 出人意料地变好(或友善起来) 2 be greatly successful or helpful 意外地大获成功;给予极大的帮助 [corruption of TRIUMPH in the same (now obsolete) sense] |