Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense trumps, present participle trumping, past tense, past participle trumped
1N-UNCOUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb](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. (牌戏中的)王牌,主牌
Hearts are trumps.
红桃是主。
…the ace of trumps.
主牌 A
2N-COUNT (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. (一张)王牌,主牌
He played a trump.
他吊主。
3VERB 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. 胜过;压过
The Socialists tried to trump this with their slogan. [VERB noun]
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. [VERB noun]
4PHRASE 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. 王牌;绝招;杀手锏
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。
5PHRASE 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. 意外地胜利;意外地成功 [British]
Dwayne has come up trumps with a goal worthy of winning any match.