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trump

UK //trʌmp//US //trʌmp//

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。)

同义词:ace, advantage, bellow, roar

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。)

同义词:outdo, surpass, exceed, bellow

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。)