trump

noun

1. （某些纸牌游戏的一张）王牌，主牌，将牌
   (in some card games) a card that belongs to the suit (= one of the four sets in a pack/deck of cards) that has been chosen for a particular game to have a higher value than the other three suits
   1. I played a trump and won the trick.
      我打出一张主牌，赢了那一墩。
2. （某些纸牌游戏的）王牌花色，主牌花色
   (in some card games) the suit that has been chosen for a particular game to have a higher value than the other three suits
   1. What's trumps?
      王牌是什么？
   2. Clubs are trumps.
      梅花是主牌。

verb

1. 出王牌赢（牌）；出王牌压掉（他人的牌）
   to play a trump card that beats sb else's card
2. 赢；胜过；打败
   to beat sth that sb says or does by saying or doing sth even better

1. N-UNCOUNT-COLL (牌戏中的)王牌，主牌
   In a game of cards, trumps is the suit which is chosen to have the highest value in one particular game.
   1. Hearts are trumps.
      红桃是主。
   2. …the ace of trumps.
      主牌 A
2. N-COUNT (一张)王牌，主牌
   In a game of cards, a trump is a playing card which belongs to the suit which has been chosen as trumps.
   1. He played a trump.
      他吊主。
3. VERB 胜过;压过
   If you trump what someone has said or done, you beat it by saying or doing something else that seems better.
   1. The Socialists tried to trump this with their slogan...
      社会党党员设法用他们的口号把它压过去。
   2. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer.
      汇丰银行通过提高报价击败了劳埃德保险公司。
4. PHRASE 王牌;绝招;杀手锏
   Your trump card is something powerful that you can use or do, which gives you an advantage over someone.
   1. In the end, the Ten took their appeal to the Supreme Court; this, they had believed from the outset, would be their trump card...
      最后，10 个人上诉到最高法院：他们从一开始就认为这一招是他们的王牌。
   2. She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.
      她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏：出自传来爆料糗事。
5. PHRASE 意外地胜利;意外地成功
   If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
   1. Dwayne has come up trumps with a goal worthy of winning any match.
      德韦恩意外地蒙进了一个可以拿下任何比赛的球。

1. They've linked her with various men, including magnate Donald Trump.
   他们把她与不同的男人扯上关系，包括大亨唐纳德·特朗普。
2. Marla was recently seen slinging her shoes at Trump
   最近有人看见马拉朝特朗普扔鞋子。
3. Hearts are trumps.
   红桃是主。
4. the ace of trumps.
   主牌A
5. He played a trump.
   他吊主。
6. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank has trumped Lloyds by raising its offer.
   汇丰银行通过提高报价击败了劳埃德保险公司。
7. In the end, the Ten took their appeal to the Supreme Court; this, they had believed from the outset, would be their trump card
   最后，10个人上诉到最高法院：他们从一开始就认为这一招是他们的王牌。
8. She could threaten to play her trump card, an autobiography of embarrassing disclosures.
   她可能会威胁要拿出她的杀手锏：出自传来爆料糗事。
9. Dwayne has come up trumps with a goal worthy of winning any match.
   德韦恩意外地蒙进了一个可以拿下任何比赛的球。
10. When his father refused to let him have his own way, the child played his trump card by crying.
    看到爸爸没有如自己的意，那孩子便使出绝招，哇的一声哭了起来。
11. If you are out to condemn sb., you can always trump up a charge.
    欲加之罪，何患无词。
12. Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.
    西尔维亚与主管人相处得不好，因而害怕他会捏造一些罪名使她名誉扫地。
13. 'What's her trump card?
    什么是她的王牌呀？
14. But the real disappointment for Yahoo shareholders is that the company threw away its trump card so cheaply.
    但真正令雅虎股东失望的是，雅虎如此轻易地丢掉了自己的王牌。
15. For Hearts, you may want to know how many trump cards are still in play.
    对于红心大战，您可能需要知道游戏中还有多少王牌。
16. I see, Donald Trump and his pretended campaign.
    我明白了，唐纳德特朗普和他的假装运动。
17. Now it's time that you played your trump card.
    现在是你摊王牌的时候了。
18. His other trump card is his financial independence.
    韩寒的另外一张王牌就是他的经济独立性。
19. Whatever they come up with, I know I can trump them.
    我知道，无论他们讲什么，我都能打败他们。
20. The unions held all the trump cards in their pay negotiations.
    工会在工资谈判中拥有所有的王牌。
21. I bet you all my trump cards your da doesn't come.
    我用我的足球卡跟你打赌，你爸不会来。
22. I'll play my trump card in the final round.
    在最后一局我会出王牌。
23. Jack showed his trump card at the last minute.
    杰克在最后一刻打出了王牌。
24. He took my ace with a low trump.
    他用一张小的王牌吃了我的a牌。
25. Yet fear of intimacy appears to trump self-interest.
    但对亲密的恐惧看起来压倒了自我利益。
26. My father, Fred Trump.
    我的父亲弗雷德特朗普。
27. So, Donna bids three, no trump.
    所以唐娜叫了三次牌都没有王牌。
28. When I built Trump Tower, he suggested I use brick instead of glass.
    我建特朗普大楼（TrumpTower）时，他建议我用砖，而不是用玻璃。
29. My father, Fred C. Trump, was my mentor.
    我父亲弗雷德C特朗普（FredC.Trump）是我的导师。
30. Luckily, I drew a trump.
    我幸运地抽到一张王牌。

trump sth↔up

1. 诬陷；捏造；编造
   to make up a false story about sb/sth, especially accusing them of doing sth wrong
   1. I played a trump and won the trick.
      我打出一张主牌，赢了那一墩。

n.

come up/turn up trumps

• 打出王牌；做有助于获得（意外）成功的事
  to do what is necessary to make a particular situation successful, especially when this is sudden or unexpected
  1. I didn't honestly think he'd pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day.
     说实话我以为他考试及不了格，但是那天他发挥出色，考得不错。

noun

1. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

   Synonym:    cornethorntrumpet

2. (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand
   1. clubs were declared trumps
   2. a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led

3. a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
   1. the ace of trumps is a sure winner

   Synonym:    trump card

verb

1. proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare

   Synonym:    trump out

2. play a trump

   Synonym:    ruff

3. get the better of
   1. the goal was to best the competition

   Synonym:    outdooutflankbestscoop

4. produce a sound as if from a trumpet