
trump
词源
源自古法语'trompe'(喇叭),最终来自日耳曼语系,拟声词模仿喇叭声。扑克牌意义的'trump'来自意大利语'trionfo'(胜利)。
noun
❶ 扑克牌中的王牌,可以击败其他任何牌。也比喻某事物具有决定性优势或力量。
“He played his trump card and won the game.”
(他打出了王牌,赢得了比赛。)
“In this negotiation, time is our trump.”
(在这次谈判中,时间就是我们的王牌。)
❶ 喇叭声,尤指大象发出的响亮声音。
“We heard the trump of elephants in the distance.”
(我们听到远处大象的喇叭声。)
“The trump of the bull elephant echoed through the jungle.”
(公象的吼叫声在丛林中回荡。)
verb
❶ 在牌戏中打出王牌,引申为胜过、超越他人或事物。
“She trumped my ace with the king of hearts.”
(她用红心K压过了我的A。)
“No matter what I say, he always tries to trump me.”
(无论我说什么,他总是试图压过我。)
❶ 发出喇叭般响亮的声音,特指大象的叫声。
“The elephant trumped loudly to warn the herd.”
(大象高声鸣叫警告象群。)
“We could hear the rhino trumping in the early morning.”
(清晨我们能听到犀牛的叫声。)
常见短语
trump card — 王牌,指能够决定胜负的关键优势或资源。
“Her fluency in three languages was her trump card in the interview.”
(熟练掌握三种语言是她在面试中的王牌。)
trump up — 编造、捏造(尤指不实的指控或借口)。
“The charges against him were clearly trumped up.”
(对他的指控明显是捏造的。)