trump card

英 [ˈtrʌmp kɑːd]

美 [ˈtrʌmp kɑːrd]

n.  王牌; 绝招; 杀手锏

牛津词典

noun

noun

• 王牌；绝招；杀手锏
  something that gives you an advantage over other people, especially when they do not know what it is and you are able to use it to surprise them

英英释义

noun

• a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
  1. the ace of trumps is a sure winner
  Synonym:trump

双语例句

• The opponent has to play his trump card to secure his third trick.
  对方只好打出将牌以赢得第三墩牌。
• Ultimately we hold the trump card that no new treaty to evolve a closer union of eurozone states can be agreed without our consent.
  最后，英国还有一张王牌：没有英国的同意，欧元区国家结成更紧密联盟的新条约就无法通过。
• Spatial sound reproduction, the loudspeaker's trump card ever since, is noticeably more three dimensional and offers a much larger spatial image.
  音场表现是这对喇叭的王牌，它可以营造出一个更加立体的三度空间音场，空间感也更为广阔。
• But China also has a trump card that others don't:$ 3.2 trillion in cash reserves, by far the biggest hoard in the world.
  但中国手里握有一张别国不具有的“王牌”：3.2万亿美元的外汇储备，这是全球规模最大的外储。
• The US faces special pressures in an election year, but it holds the trump card.
  美国在选举年面临特殊压力，但是它手里握着王牌。
• 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。
• Don't reveal your trump card before the crucial moment.
  不到紧急关头不要亮出撒手锏。
• It is always good to enter negotiations with a trump card.
  手握一张王牌去谈判总是件好事。
• His other trump card is his financial independence.
  韩寒的另外一张王牌就是他的经济独立性。
• Nor can we any longer fall back on our historical trump card of geographic isolation.
  我们也不再能依靠天然屏障的历史王牌。