trick /trɪk/► SEE ALLtrick or treattry, use, etc. every trick in the bookturn a trick/tricksdo the job/trickhe, she, etc. doesn’t miss a trickhave an ace/a trick up your sleeve ●ˌtrick or ˈtreatsaid by children who visit people’s houses at Halloween (= October 31) and threaten to play tricks on people who do not give them sweets/candy是请吃糖，还是想遭殃（指万圣节时孩子挨家索要糖果等礼物，如不遂愿便搞恶作剧）●try, use, etc. every trick in the ˈbooktry any method you know to get sth or get sb to do sth you want使尽浑身解数；千方百计◆He’ll use every trick in the book to try and stop you. 他会想尽一切办法来阻止你。●ˌturn a ˈtrick/ˈtricks (NAmE, slang) have sex with sb for money接客；卖淫◆Things got so bad for her financially that she even considered turning tricks to pay the rent. 她手头非常拮据，甚至考虑要不要卖身来付房租。●do the ˈjob/ˈtrick (informal) do what is needed or wanted有用；有效◆These pills should do the job. You’ll feel better in no time.这些药应该管用，你很快就会觉得好多了。◆I tried many different ways to stop smoking. Acupuncture finally did the trick.为了戒烟，我试过好多方法，最终还是针灸有效。●he, she, etc. doesn’t miss a ˈtrick ( he, she, etc. doesn’t ˈmiss much) (spoken) used to say that sb notices every opportunity to gain an advantage从不错过时机；很机敏◆I’m sure Julie knows your secret — she never misses a trick!我确信朱莉知道你的秘密，她精着呢！◆How did he know it was the right time to sell all his shares in the company? He doesn’t miss much, does he?他怎么知道当时是抛空该公司股票的最佳时机？他从不错失良机，不是吗？●have an ˌace/a ˌtrick up your ˈsleeve (BrE) (NAmEhave an ˌace in the ˈhole) (informal) have an idea or plan which you keep secret and can use if you need to (especially in order to gain an advantage over sb)有锦囊妙计；留着一招；暗中保留王牌◆They think they’ve won the contract but we’ve still got a couple of aces up our sleeve.他们以为已经赢得了那份合同，可是我们还有几张王牌未打出呢。
