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n
1 (in card-games such as whist or bridge) card of a suit that temporarily has a higher value than the other three suits （惠斯特或桥牌等牌戏的）王牌, 主牌, 将牌
*Hearts are trumps. 红桃是王牌.
* He took my ace with a low trump. 他用一张小的王牌吃了我的A牌.
* We played the game in no trumps, ie withno suit chosen as trumps. 我们打的是无主的牌.
2 (infmldated 口, 旧) person who is generous, loyal, helpful, etc 慷慨、忠诚、乐于助人等的人.
3 (idm 习语) ,come/,turn up `trumps (infml 口)
(a) be especially helpful or generous 大有帮助; 格外慷慨
*Nobody else in the family gave anything for the jumble sale, but my sister came up trumps. 家里人谁也没拿出东西来捐助这次义卖活动, 只有我妹妹慷慨相助.
(b) do or happen better than expected 结果比预期的要好
*The team turned up trumps on the day. 那个队这一天的成绩好得出乎意料. declare trumps => declare. draw trumps => draw2.

v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) take (a card or trick) with a trump 出王牌吃掉（一牌或一墩牌）
*trumped my ace (with a six) 用（六点的）王牌吃掉了我的A牌.
2 (phr v) trump sth up (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) invent (a false excuse, accusation, etc) in order to harm sb 编造（谎言、罪名等）加害某人
*arrested on a trumped-up charge 根据罗织的罪名被捕.

/trʌmp; trʌmp/
n (arch 古) sound made by a trumpet 喇叭声; 号声.