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

'What's her trump card?
什么是她的王牌呀？
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。
Don't reveal your trump card before the crucial moment.
不到紧急关头不要亮出撒手锏。
An unstoppable trump card with enough power to bring order to the world.
一张所向披靡的王牌将命令这个世界。
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。
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。
Jack showed his trump card at the last minute.
杰克在最后一刻打出了王牌。
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。
When we meet again, he tells me that the truth is, if you're a migrant's child, there is little chance you will make it in entertainment or sport. Your only trump card is education.
我们再次见面时，他告诉我，事实是，如果你是移民孩子，你在娱乐界和体育界几乎没有机会，你唯一的王牌就是教育。