学个词Learn a Word 第1392期 trump

　　今天我们要学的词是trump¹。 Trump, 动词，意思是超过。美国人力资源服务公司ADP最新公布的报告显示美国就业市场有所好转。 "The ADP report trumped² expectations, with the private sector³ adding 206,000 jobs in November," ADP公司的报告打倒预期，显示私营企业在11月增加了20万6千个职位。
最近调查显示，英国大多数人对自己的生活感到满意。 "Women trumped men, scoring an average of 7.8 compared with 7.5," 女性比男性更满足，平均得分7.8，高出男性的7.5。经济不景气没有影响到迪斯尼的赢利。 "Walt Disney Co.'s strong earnings⁴ trumped Wall Street expectations," 迪斯尼公司的强劲赢利超过了华尔街预期的水平。好的，今天我们学习的词是trump...

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 trumped   

v.（牌戏）出王牌赢（一牌或一墩）( trump的过去分词 )；吹号公告，吹号庆祝；吹喇叭；捏造

参考例句：

• That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him. 那个女人捏造种种毫无根据的罪名指控他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job. 他的几位同事诬告他，使他丟掉了工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。