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

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。
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。
'What's her trump card?
什么是她的王牌呀？
His trump card played, captain lmrie rested his case.
在打出了王牌之后，伊姆里船长便静候分晓。
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。
The candidate still has one more trump card to play.
候选人手里还有一张王牌。
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。
This is my trump card. I never use it easily.
这可是我的杀手锏，不轻易使用的！
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。
I'll play my trump card in the final round.
在最后一局我会出王牌。