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(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.
例句
Hearts are trumps.
红桃是主。
…the ace of trumps.
主牌 A
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(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.
例句
He played a trump.
他吊主。
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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.
例句
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。
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。
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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.
例句
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。
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。
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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.
例句
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。