trump card

英 [ˈtrʌmp kɑːd]

美 [ˈtrʌmp kɑːrd]

n. 王牌; 绝招; 杀手锏

牛津词典

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。
Proximity to America, Mexico's trump card, has been made more valuable by the high oil price.
邻近美国是墨西哥的王牌，这使得高油价更有价值。
Jack showed his trump card at the last minute.
杰克在最后一刻打出了王牌。
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。
Jobs are the trump card.
就业是一张王牌。
The candidate still has one more trump card to play.
候选人手里还有一张王牌。
When his father refused to let him have his own way, the child played his trump card by crying.
看到爸爸没有如自己的意，那孩子便使出绝招，哇的一声哭了起来。
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。
But the real disappointment for Yahoo shareholders is that the company threw away its trump card so cheaply.
但真正令雅虎股东失望的是，雅虎如此轻易地丢掉了自己的王牌。