trump

切り札

カードゲームで他のマークに勝つと決められたマーク、またはその札。

やさしい英語で： A card from the suit chosen to beat other suits in a card game, or that suit itself.

• He played a trump.
• Hearts are trumps for this round.
• She won the trick with her last trump.

よく使う表現： trump card, play a trump, declare trump

切り札、強み

有利になる手段で、本当に必要な時まで取っておくことが多いもの。

やさしい英語で： Something useful that gives you an advantage, often saved until you really need it.

• Experience is her trump card.
• He saved his strongest trump for the final debate.
• Their local knowledge proved a useful trump.

類義語： advantage, asset, ace

よく使う表現： trump card, final trump, play a trump

勝る、優先される

他のものより重要であったり、力が強かったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To be more important or powerful than something else.

• Safety should trump speed.
• Her experience trumped his formal qualifications.
• Does convenience always trump quality?

類義語： outweigh, override, surpass

よく使う表現： trump something, trump other concerns, trump everything else, trump other issues

おならをする

腸のガスをお尻から出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To release gas from your bottom.

• He trumped loudly.
• The child laughed after trumping.
• Someone trumped during the quiet part of the film.

類義語： fart, pass wind

よく使う表現： trump loudly, trump in bed