1trumps[plural] (also trumpAmerican EnglishAmE)DGC the suit (=one of the four types of cards in a set)chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular card game 〔纸牌戏中的〕王牌花色
Hearts are trumps.
红桃是王牌。
2.[countableC] (also trump card)DGC a card from the suit that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game 〔纸牌戏中的〕王牌,将牌
3trump cardsomething that you can do or use in a situation, which gives you an advantage 王牌,绝招,杀手锏
But then he decided to play his trump card (=use his advantage).
不过他决定使出他的杀手锏。
They hold all the trump cards (=have things which could give them an advantage).
他们掌握着所有的王牌。
Examples from the Corpus
trump card• We had beaten him, but he played a finaltrump card.• In the struggle for development, every economy has certain advantages or trump cards.• That night, though, our sincerity was our trump card.• The citizens of Hebron, by contrast, hold all the trump cards.• That was why Gorbachev wanted to negotiate-and that is why, in my opinion, President Reagan was holding the trump card.• Parents must recognize that if a child does not want to do homework, the child holds the trump card.• This was one of the trump cards of NewsInternational in its dispute with the printworkers in 1986-87.• And perhaps it was time to play the trump card up his sleeve.
4come/turn up trumpsSUCCEED IN DOING somethingto provide what is needed, especially unexpectedly and at the last moment 〔尤在最后时刻意外地〕提供需要之物
Paul came up trumps and managed to borrow a car for us.
保罗及时伸出援手,为我们借到了一辆汽车。
Examples from the Corpus
come/turn up trumps• Conrad Allen came up trumps again, finishingfourth in the boys 800 metres in a personal best 2 mins. 22.• Ibanez seem to have taken another daringstep in their continuing success story and come up trumps once again.• And a dream come true ... The advert for grandparents that came up trumps.• In part two: Four of a kind ... Durnin plays the winning hand as Unitedcome up trumps against Luton.• You've come up trumps, Derek.