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单词 trick
释义 trick
n. & v.
--n
  1. an action or scheme undertaken to fool, outwit, or deceive.
  2. an optical or other illusion (a trick of the light).
  3. a special technique; a knack or special way of doing something.
  4. a a feat of skill or dexterity. b an unusual action (e.g. begging) learned by an animal.
  5. a mischievous, foolish, or discreditable act; a practical joke (a mean trick to play).
  6. a peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism (has a trick of repeating himself).
  7. a the cards played in a single round of a card-game, usu. one from each player. b such a round. c a point gained as a result of this.
  8. (attrib.) done to deceive or mystify or to create an illusion (trick photography; trick question).
  9. Naut. a sailor's turn at the helm, usu. two hours.
--vtr.
  1. deceive by a trick; outwit.
  2. (often foll. by out of, or into + verbal noun) cheat; treat deceitfully so as to deprive (were tricked into agreeing; were tricked out of their savings).
  3. (of a thing) foil or baffle; take by surprise; disappoint the calculations of.
Phrases and idioms
do the trick colloq. accomplish one's purpose; achieve the required result. how's tricks? colloq. how are you? not miss a trick see MISS(1). trick cyclist
  1. a cyclist who performs tricks, esp. in a circus.
  2. sl. a psychiatrist. trick of the trade a special usu. ingenious technique or method of achieving a result in an industry or profession etc. trick or treat esp. US a children's custom of calling at houses at Hallowe'en with the threat of pranks if they are not given a small gift. trick out (or up) dress, decorate, or deck out esp. showily. up to one's tricks colloq. misbehaving. up to a person's tricks aware of what a person is likely to do by way of mischief.
Derivatives
tricker n. trickish adj. trickless adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF dial. trique, OF triche f. trichier deceive, of unkn. orig.
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