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trick

/trɪk

noun

1A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone: he’s a double-dealer capable of any mean trick...

Irham said that candidates were found to have used various tricks to deceive the poll commission in their registration documents.
Its surprisingly short length is a cunning trick, since this tantalizing opening leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat wanting to hear a few more snippets.
They just could not understand how anyone would be deceived by the trick.

Synonyms

stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge;

deceit, deception, trickery, subterfuge, chicanery, sharp practice;

swindle, hoax, fraud, confidence trick

informal con, con trick, set-up, game, scam, sting, gyp, flimflam

British informal wheeze

North American informal bunco, grift

Australian informal lurk, rort

South African informal schlenter

British informal, dated flanker

archaic shift, fetch, rig

1.1A mischievous practical joke: she thought Elaine was playing some trick on her...

He flits and flies all over the camp, scampers and gambols, plays little mischievous tricks on everyone.
It might be love if only they can stop playing nasty practical tricks on each other.
In the majority of Western cultures, tricks and jokes are played on the bride and groom separately at small parties held prior to the big day.

Synonyms

practical joke, joke, prank, jape, stunt, antic, caper

informal leg-pull, spoof, put-on

British informal cod

North American informal dido

Australian informal goak

archaic cutup, quiz

Scottish archaic cantrip

1.2An illusion: I thought I saw a flicker of emotion, but it was probably a trick of the light...

But then again it could just be a trick of the light!
And then Elena saw the change in him, so fast, so dramatic, that she wondered if she had really witnessed it or if it had been a trick of the light.
Is this contentment, or just a trick of the light?

Synonyms

illusion, optical illusion, deception, figment of the imagination;

mirage

2A skilful act performed for entertainment or amusement: he did conjuring tricks for his daughters...

I would not be allowed to watch him and Aiken perform little magic tricks for my amusement.
A Western team filmed him with infrared cameras and, of course, were able to show that he was performing a conjuring trick.
They introduced him to the village; he played his gramophone, performed conjuring tricks, put on puppet shows, and talked about justice for the peasants.

Synonyms

feat, stunt;

(tricks) sleight of hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation;

magic

2.1A clever or particular way of doing something: the trick is to put one ski forward and kneel...

With a few cunning camera tricks and makeup, he literally becomes a paralyzed man, both of body and of heart.
There is a very cunning trick to the site, but it took me some time to spot what it was.
First, I note that many readers thought that some intended camera trick had brought about these strange smears and trails.

Synonyms

technique, knack, art, skill;

secret

informal know-how

3A peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism: she had a trick of clipping off certain words and phrases...

Burke provided all manner of tricks and class and cutting edge wherever he roamed but his excellent work was never capitalised upon.
Charlie senior, famed for his red nose and bowler hat, was known all over the world for his tricks, humour and ability to play countless musical instruments.
Is it that people are too much alike and only have so many tricks and foibles?

Synonyms

mannerism, habit, practice, quirk, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, foible, eccentricity, way, characteristic, trait

4(In bridge, whist, and similar card games) a sequence of cards forming a single round of play. One card is laid down by each player, the highest card being the winner.Next, the players play to tricks, with the winner of each trick replacing their card with their choice of one of two exposed cards and the loser receiving the other card....

When all the cards have been played each player counts the value of the cards in their tricks.
If all players discard their final card on the same trick, no points are awarded.

5 informal A prostitute’s client.He was romancing his long-term girlfriend when he was arrested for getting oral sex from the $60-a-'trick' prostitute....

Accept and publish any bad trick reports you get even if it might seem like a less serious incident.
Sheila started turning tricks four years ago when she was 16.

6A sailor’s turn at the helm, usually lasting for two or four hours.Indeed, one or two tricks up the mast were carried out by the senior ERA....

Steelkilt calculated his time, and found that his next trick at the helm would come round at two o'clock.

verb [with object]

1Cunningly deceive or outwit: many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards...

They were sly and quick with words and a smile, cunningly tricking their foes.
Presumably the six contestants could argue that they were tricked or deceived though, couldn't they?
One must not deceive or trick others in buying or selling.

Synonyms

deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross, cheat, defraud, swindle, outwit, outmanoeuvre, catch out, gull, hoax, bamboozle, beguile;

entrap

informal con, bilk, diddle, rook, put one over on, pull a fast one on, pull the wool over someone's eyes, take for a ride, lead up the garden path, spoof, shaft, do, have, gyp, flimflam

North American informal sucker, snooker, goldbrick, give someone a bum steer

Australian informal pull a swifty on

archaic cozen, chicane, sell

rare illude

1.1 (trick someone into) Use deception to make someone do (something): he tricked her into parting with the money...

But he denied the charge and a fellow prisoner later came forward and admitted he tricked him into smoking a cigarette which contained illegal substances.
He tricked Sita into crossing the circle and took her to his island kingdom in Lanka.
She clearly remembered when she tricked Lucas into going in the wrong direction.

1.2 (trick someone out of) Use deception to deprive someone of (something): two men tricked a pensioner out of several hundred pounds...

Instead, she uses cajolery, deception, and sexual manipulation to trick him out of consummating the marriage.
A conman posing as a police officer is believed to have struck four times in Wickford, preying on women in their 80s and tricking them out of money.
Restaurants try to trick you out of a little more money in exchange for a lot more food.

2 Heraldry Sketch (a coat of arms) in outline, with the colours indicated by letters or signs.Can you 'trick' this representation to indicate the tinctures or colours?

adjective [attributive]

1Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion: a trick question...

It is not an optical illusion or trick photography.
For some reason, I'm a sucker for trick questions.
Do you understand that I will not ask any trick questions on this test?

2North American Liable to fail; defective: a trick knee...

More than once he'd predicted a storm, rain or otherwise, because his trick knee was acting up or another kind of disaster because his elbows were aching.
I had to quietly excuse myself from a Vinyasa class with mutterings of trick knee.
Individuals with minor knee pain, clicking, giving way or a "trick knee" usually are experiencing the earliest symptoms of arthritis.

Phrases

do the trick

every trick in the book

how's tricks?

not miss a trick

the oldest trick in the book

tricks of the trade

turn a trick

up to one's (old) tricks

Phrasal verbs

trick someone/thing out (or up)

Derivatives

tricker

noun ...

Players pick from one of 12 initial pro in-line skaters, and then go off into a Career Mode, which is basically the meat and potatoes of the game, or a Freestyle area, which enables trickers to explore levels and try out moves and combos.
The team are awesome but they aren't the best trickers.

trickish

adjective (dated) ...

Many gamblers are addicted to the trickish game, and this controls much of their day-to-day lives.
Although a trifle too trickish and studied to rank as Pinter's best work, it is quite good enough to dominate the Broadway scene, and probably will not be surpassed in dramatic quality this season.
Some of the louder ceremonial calls were made by men to chase away the trickish spirit ‘so that it cannot bring harm to her children’.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier 'deceive', of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th century.

A medieval word from Old French trichier ‘to deceive or cheat’, which also gave us treachery (Middle English). A 16th-century sense of the word was ‘habit’, which is where the expression up to your old tricks comes from. Children say trick or treat at Halloween when they call at houses, threatening to play a trick on the householder unless a treat is produced in the form of sweets or money. The phrase did not appear until the 1930s in the USA. See also hat-trick

单词	trick
释义	trick /trɪk / noun 1A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone: he’s a double-dealer capable of any mean trick... Irham said that candidates were found to have used various tricks to deceive the poll commission in their registration documents. Its surprisingly short length is a cunning trick, since this tantalizing opening leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat wanting to hear a few more snippets. They just could not understand how anyone would be deceived by the trick. Synonyms stratagem, ploy, ruse, scheme, device, move, manoeuvre, contrivance, machination, expedient, artifice, wile, dodge; deceit, deception, trickery, subterfuge, chicanery, sharp practice; swindle, hoax, fraud, confidence trick informal con, con trick, set-up, game, scam, sting, gyp, flimflam British informal wheeze North American informal bunco, grift Australian informal lurk, rort South African informal schlenter British informal, dated flanker archaic shift, fetch, rig 1.1A mischievous practical joke: she thought Elaine was playing* some trick on her... He flits and flies all over the camp, scampers and gambols, plays little mischievous tricks on everyone. It might be love if only they can stop playing nasty practical tricks on each other. In the majority of Western cultures, tricks and jokes are played on the bride and groom separately at small parties held prior to the big day. Synonyms practical joke, joke, prank, jape, stunt, antic, caper informal* leg-pull, spoof, put-on British informal cod North American informal dido Australian informal goak archaic cutup, quiz Scottish archaic cantrip 1.2An illusion: I thought I saw a flicker of emotion, but it was probably a trick of the light... But then again it could just be a trick of the light! And then Elena saw the change in him, so fast, so dramatic, that she wondered if she had really witnessed it or if it had been a trick of the light. Is this contentment, or just a trick of the light? Synonyms illusion, optical illusion, deception, figment of the imagination; mirage 2A skilful act performed for entertainment or amusement: he did conjuring tricks for his daughters... I would not be allowed to watch him and Aiken perform little magic tricks for my amusement. A Western team filmed him with infrared cameras and, of course, were able to show that he was performing a conjuring trick. They introduced him to the village; he played his gramophone, performed conjuring tricks, put on puppet shows, and talked about justice for the peasants. Synonyms feat, stunt; (tricks) sleight of hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation; magic 2.1A clever or particular way of doing something: the trick is to put one ski forward and kneel... With a few cunning camera tricks and makeup, he literally becomes a paralyzed man, both of body and of heart. There is a very cunning trick to the site, but it took me some time to spot what it was. First, I note that many readers thought that some intended camera trick had brought about these strange smears and trails. Synonyms technique, knack, art, skill; secret informal know-how 3A peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism: she had a trick of clipping off certain words and phrases... Burke provided all manner of tricks and class and cutting edge wherever he roamed but his excellent work was never capitalised upon. Charlie senior, famed for his red nose and bowler hat, was known all over the world for his tricks, humour and ability to play countless musical instruments. Is it that people are too much alike and only have so many tricks and foibles? Synonyms mannerism, habit, practice, quirk, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, foible, eccentricity, way, characteristic, trait 4(In bridge, whist, and similar card games) a sequence of cards forming a single round of play. One card is laid down by each player, the highest card being the winner.Next, the players play to tricks, with the winner of each trick replacing their card with their choice of one of two exposed cards and the loser receiving the other card.... When all the cards have been played each player counts the value of the cards in their tricks. If all players discard their final card on the same trick, no points are awarded. 5 informal A prostitute’s client.He was romancing his long-term girlfriend when he was arrested for getting oral sex from the $60-a-'trick' prostitute.... Accept and publish any bad trick reports you get even if it might seem like a less serious incident. Sheila started turning tricks four years ago when she was 16. 6A sailor’s turn at the helm, usually lasting for two or four hours.Indeed, one or two tricks up the mast were carried out by the senior ERA.... Steelkilt calculated his time, and found that his next trick at the helm would come round at two o'clock. verb [with object] 1Cunningly deceive or outwit: many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards... They were sly and quick with words and a smile, cunningly tricking their foes. Presumably the six contestants could argue that they were tricked or deceived though, couldn't they? One must not deceive or trick others in buying or selling. Synonyms deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross, cheat, defraud, swindle, outwit, outmanoeuvre, catch out, gull, hoax, bamboozle, beguile; entrap informal con, bilk, diddle, rook, put one over on, pull a fast one on, pull the wool over someone's eyes, take for a ride, lead up the garden path, spoof, shaft, do, have, gyp, flimflam North American informal sucker, snooker, goldbrick, give someone a bum steer Australian informal pull a swifty on archaic cozen, chicane, sell rare illude 1.1 (trick someone into) Use deception to make someone do (something): he tricked her into parting with the money... But he denied the charge and a fellow prisoner later came forward and admitted he tricked him into smoking a cigarette which contained illegal substances. He tricked Sita into crossing the circle and took her to his island kingdom in Lanka. She clearly remembered when she tricked Lucas into going in the wrong direction. 1.2 (trick someone out of) Use deception to deprive someone of (something): two men tricked a pensioner out of several hundred pounds... Instead, she uses cajolery, deception, and sexual manipulation to trick him out of consummating the marriage. A conman posing as a police officer is believed to have struck four times in Wickford, preying on women in their 80s and tricking them out of money. Restaurants try to trick you out of a little more money in exchange for a lot more food. 2 Heraldry Sketch (a coat of arms) in outline, with the colours indicated by letters or signs.Can you 'trick' this representation to indicate the tinctures or colours? adjective [attributive] 1Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion: a trick question... It is not an optical illusion or trick photography. For some reason, I'm a sucker for trick questions. Do you understand that I will not ask any trick questions on this test? 2North American Liable to fail; defective: a trick knee... More than once he'd predicted a storm, rain or otherwise, because his trick knee was acting up or another kind of disaster because his elbows were aching. I had to quietly excuse myself from a Vinyasa class with mutterings of trick knee. Individuals with minor knee pain, clicking, giving way or a "trick knee" usually are experiencing the earliest symptoms of arthritis. Phrases do the trick every trick in the book how's tricks? not miss a trick the oldest trick in the book tricks of the trade turn a trick up to one's (old) tricks Phrasal verbs trick someone/thing out (or up) Derivatives tricker noun ... Players pick from one of 12 initial pro in-line skaters, and then go off into a Career Mode, which is basically the meat and potatoes of the game, or a Freestyle area, which enables trickers to explore levels and try out moves and combos. The team are awesome but they aren't the best trickers. trickish adjective (dated) ... Many gamblers are addicted to the trickish game, and this controls much of their day-to-day lives. Although a trifle too trickish and studied to rank as Pinter's best work, it is quite good enough to dominate the Broadway scene, and probably will not be surpassed in dramatic quality this season. Some of the louder ceremonial calls were made by men to chase away the trickish spirit ‘so that it cannot bring harm to her children’. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier 'deceive', of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th century. A medieval word from Old French trichier ‘to deceive or cheat’, which also gave us treachery (Middle English). A 16th-century sense of the word was ‘habit’, which is where the expression up to your old tricks comes from. Children say trick or treat at Halloween when they call at houses, threatening to play a trick on the householder unless a treat is produced in the form of sweets or money. The phrase did not appear until the 1930s in the USA. See also hat-trick Rhymes artic, brick, chick, click, crick, flick, hand-pick, hic, hick, kick, lick, mick, miskick, nick, pic, pick, quick, rick, shtick, sic, sick, slick, snick, stick, thick, tic, tick, Vic, wick
随便看	seller's (or sellers') market Sellers, Peter sell-in selling point selling race sell like hot cakes sell-off sell off the farm sell one's soul (to the devil) sell (or sell off) the family jewels sell (or sell off) the family silver Sellotape sell-out sell short sell someone a bill of goods sell someone a dummy sell someone a (or the) dummy sell someone a pup sell someone down the river sell someone/thing short sell something for a mess of pottage sell the pass sell-through Selma Selous, Frederick Courteney

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tricker

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