| 单词 | trump |
| 释义 | trump (once / 961 pages) 1vn 2nv To trump is to outrank or defeat someone or something, often in a highly public way. Safety might trump appearance when you're buying a car, or your desires may trump your brother's when it comes to making weekend plans. In the card game bridge, the trump card is the most powerful card in a particular round and defeats all the others — sort of like when your needs or wishes trump someone else's. Originally trump implied a deceptive form of victory involving cheating, but that sense has been largely lost, though it's still around in the term trumped up, meaning something that's been falsely made up. A politician may face trumped up charges that could ruin his career. WORD FAMILYtrump: overtrump, trumped, trumpery, trumping, trumps+/overtrump: overtrumps/trumpery: trumperies/trumping: trumpings USAGE EXAMPLESPresident-elect Donald Trump repeatedly called for voters to "drain the swamp" of Washington politics, claiming the federal government was corrupt and dysfunctional. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton in the biggest upset in US history. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) Now that Trump is promising to free the forces of capitalism once more – axing Dodd-Frank and cutting regulations – faster times may be ahead. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) 1 1v get the better of Syn|Hypo|Hyper best, outdo, outflank, scoop outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart defeat by more skillful maneuvering outgeneralsurpass in generalship beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 2v play a trump Syn|Hypo|Hyper ruff overtrump play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick crossrufftrump alternately in two hands go, move have a turn; make one's move in a game 3n a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps the ace of trumps is a sure winner Syn|Hyper trump card playing card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games 4n (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration of the hand 2clubs were declared trumps a trump can take a trick even when a card of a different suit is led Hyper suit playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color 1n a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves Syn|Hypo|Hyper cornet, horn, trumpet serpent an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake brass, brass instrument a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece 2v proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare Syn|Hyper trump out announce, denote make known; make an announcement 3v produce a sound as if from a trumpet Hyper go, sound make a certain noise or sound |
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