trump
[trʌmp] noun
countable
■a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in a particular game （牌戏中的一张）王牌，将牌•I played a trump.我打了一张王牌。 •Luckily, I drew a trump.我幸运地抽到了一张王牌。 trumps [plural]
■one of the four groups in a set of playing cards which has been chosen to have the highest value during a particular game or part of a game 王牌花色，主牌花色•Diamonds are trumps.方块是王牌。 no trump(s)
■when all four groups of cards have equal value in a game of bridge （桥牌戏中）无王牌，无主牌
[trʌmp] noun
turn/come up trumps UK
■to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially when you were not expected to 意外地成功；结果出乎意料地令人满意•John's uncle came up trumps, finding us a place to stay at the last minute.约翰的叔叔大显神通，在最后一刻为我们找到了住处。
[trʌmp] verb transitive
■If you trump another player's card, you beat it with a card that belongs to the group of cards that has been chosen to have the highest value in the game you are playing. （牌戏中）打出王牌赢（别人的牌）
■to beat someone or something by doing or producing something better 打败，赢•Their million-pound bid for the company was trumped at the last moment by an offer for almost twice as much from their main competitor.他们出价100万英镑收购那家公司，但最终输给了以几乎两倍价格竞标的主要对手。
[trʌmp] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs [M] trump sth up
■to accuse someone of something they have not done in order to have an excuse for punishing them 捏造（罪名），假造（罪证以陷害他人） trumped-up /ˌtrʌmptˈʌp] adjective [before noun]•She was imprisoned on trumped-up corruption charges.她因莫须有的贪污指控而入狱。 |