trick
/ˈtrɪk/KK
/ˈtɹɪk/IPA
變化形
tricks
1.
把戲；惡作劇；捉弄人的花招
為了騙人、讓人驚訝或逗人玩而使用的小花招，常帶有捉弄意味。
用法：常用搭配為「play a trick on＋人」，表示「捉弄某人」。
My brother played a trick on me by hiding my phone before school.
我弟弟上學前把我的手機藏起來捉弄我。
The students put a toy spider on the teacher’s desk as a funny trick.
學生把一隻玩具蜘蛛放在老師的桌上，當作一個好玩的惡作劇。
2.
騙局；詭計
用來欺騙他人，尤其是為了取得金錢、利益或不公平優勢的方法。
用法：常與「use」或「be a trick to」連用；「trick」本身不一定等於詐騙，但此義通常含負面意思。
Someone told me I won a prize, but it was a trick to get my bank card number.
有人告訴我中了獎，但那是一個要騙取我銀行卡號碼的詭計。
The low starting price may make you think it is cheap, but it may be a sales trick.
低廉的起始價格可能會讓你以為它很便宜，但這可能是銷售手法。
3.
技巧；訣竅；小妙招
能讓事情更容易、做得更好或更快完成的實用方法。
用法：「the trick is to＋原形動詞」意為「訣竅在於……」；也可說「a trick for＋動名詞」。
The trick is to learn a few English words every day, not study for hours on just one day each week.
訣竅是每天學幾個英文單字，不要只在一週中的一天讀好幾個小時。
Here's a simple trick for remembering which bus stop to get off at.
這裡有個簡單妙招，可以幫你記住該在哪一站下公車。
4.
特技；絕活
在運動、表演或魔術中，需要技術才能完成、讓人印象深刻的動作或表演。
用法：常用「do／perform a trick」；動物能做的動作也常稱為「tricks」。
A man did a card trick at the school festival.
一位男士在學校園遊會表演了紙牌戲法。
Our dog can do some tricks. It can shake hands and roll over.
我們的狗會做一些把戲。牠會握手和翻身。
5.
習慣性的怪癖；固定做法
某人經常不自覺重複的動作、習慣或說話方式。
用法：常見句型為「have a trick of＋動名詞」，表示「有……的習慣」。
My grandfather has a trick: he checks the weather on his phone before leaving home.
我祖父有一個小妙招：他出門前會用手機查看天氣。
常見錯誤
He made a trick on me.
He played a trick on me.
This trick can help me to remember the words easilyly.
This trick can help me remember the words more easily.
I learned many tricks from the magic yesterday.
I learned many magic tricks yesterday.
The seller tricked me to buy an expensive phone.
The seller tricked me into buying an expensive phone.
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學習提示
・「trick」可指好玩的惡作劇，也可指不誠實的騙局。判斷語氣時，要看是否有人受騙、受害或被不公平對待。
・「do the trick」是常用慣用語，表示某事足以解決問題或達到效果。例如：A short nap should do the trick.（小睡一下應該就有用了。）
・「trick or treat」是萬聖節時孩子挨家挨戶說的固定用語，意思是「不給糖就搗蛋」。