词组 | trick |
释义 | trick /trɪk/ noun 1. something you do in order to deceive or surprise someoneadjectives/nouns + tricka dirty/mean/nasty trick (=a very unkind and unpleasant one) That was a dirty trick to play on someone!a cruel trick It was a cruel trick to let them think he was dead.a con trick also a confidence trick formal (=when someone is deceived in order to get their money) She was the victim of a con trick and lost all her savings.verbsplay a trick (on sb) The other boys played a nasty trick on him.fall for a trick (=be deceived by a trick) I’m not going to fall for that old trick again.trick + nounsa trick question (=one that is hard to answer correctly because it is a trick) I thought it was a trick question so I refused to answer it.phrasesuse every trick in the book (=do anything, however bad, to try to get something) She’s prepared to use every trick in the book to improve her chances of winning.2. something difficult or apparently impossible that you do to entertain peopleadjectives/nouns + tricka magic/conjuring trick (=a clever trick in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by magic) A magician must never give away the secret of how he did a magic trick.a clever trick He taught the dog to do some clever tricks.a card trick (=a trick done with playing cards) For this card trick you start by asking someone to pick any card from the pack.a party trick (=something clever you do to impress or entertain people at parties) His party trick is guessing strangers’ birthdays.verbsdo/perform a trick The magician performed several tricks to entertain the children.learn a trick I’d like to learn a few card tricks.teach sb a trick She taught me a trick in which you make a coin seem to disappear.3. a way of doing things that works very well, but may not be easy to noticeadjectivesa neat trick (=an impressive one) The article describes some neat tricks for getting the most out of your mobile phone.a special trick There’s a special trick to opening these milk cartons without spilling liquid everywhere.a useful trick This is a useful trick for increasing your internet speed.verbsknow the trick Once you know the trick, it’s quite easy to play this game.learn the trick It took me some time to learn the trick of making a good omelette.teach sb the trick He taught me the trick of holding the guitar slightly away from my body in order to make it easier to play.use a trick He showed me some tricks I could use to improve my scores on that computer game.prepositionsthe trick for sth What’s the trick for getting this software to work properly?phrasesthe tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job) My father taught me all the tricks of the trade. |
随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组,基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。