trich-oiogy /tri'kDlad3i; NAmE -'kail-/ noun [U] the study of the hair
and scalp % ^; % 3 ^ ► trich-olo-gist
/tri'kDlad3ist; NAmE -'kail-/ noun trick /trik/ noun, verb, adj. u noun
►
STH TO CHEAT SB1W1A1 something that you do
to
make sb believe sth which
is not true, or to annoy sb as ajokeij&if; ft IS; They had to
think of a
trick to get past the guards. #.CIA£F
nft 0 0 The kids are always playing tricks
on their
teacher.
& ft t M ® ft M o —see also
CONFIDENCE TRICK, DIRTY TRICK(2)
►
STH CONFUSING ftAhMWA 2 something that
confuses
you so that you see,
understand, remember, etc. things in the wrong way : One
of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on
you.
®
5It 0 0 Was there somebody standing there or was it
a trick of the light? jt
£WftA##IIIUL&j§:ft£*3li&M
Wt?
►
ENTERTAINMENT & ft 3 a clever action that
sb/sth performs as a way of entertaining people Xfcft; fEXjc: He amused the kids with conjuring
tricks.
#, x£ ft
AdfiAc
o a card trick J# Xfc ft — see also
HAT-TRICK
►
GOOD METHOD ft ft ft 4 [usually sing.]
a way of doing sth that works well; a good method ; ft
r?; H : The trick
is to pick the animal up by the back of its neck. ^n*ft#1tftMo He used the old trick of
attacking in order to defend himself.
►
IN CARD GAMES 5 the cards that you play or
win in a single part of a
card game — IS; ifft - IS ffr ft ( : I won six tricks in a row.
fEffil a bag/box of 'tricks (informal) a set of methods or
equipment that sb can use ±p[$ft*£ be up
to your (old) 'tricks (informal, disapproving) to be behaving in the
same bad way as before 3?
MftfS do the 'trick (informal) to succeed in solving
a problem or achieving a particular result # ;
^2 #
M
;
j&fll S : I
don’t know what it was that did the trick, but I am definitely feeling much
better. Jl
every trick in
the 'book every available
method, whether it is honest or not He’ll try every trick in
the book to stop you from winning.
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your
sleeve to
have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes
necessary J$I
.trick or 'treat said by children who visit people’s houses
at Halloween and threaten to play tricks on people who do not give them sweets/
candy ji fitted,
) the .tricks of
the 'trade the clever ways of doing things, known and used by
people who do a particular job or activity ( A ) m%,
m%, mi, .turn
a 'trick (NAmE, slang) to have sex with sb for
money — more at miss v., teach
■
verb [VN] to make sb believe sth
which is not true, especially in order to cheat them ft : I’d been
tricked and I felt stupid. % fcfc A 317, Mffi&EK&o
0 He managed to trick his way past the security guards. Mjr i£ft3Saffc£Mi£70 o note at cheat
.trick sb into sth/into doing sth to make sb do sth by
means of a trick A
Ati# A A: He tricked me
into lending him £100. cff^Tftfe 100 .trick
sb out of sth to get sth from sb by
means of a trick ft A A£h3I^E: She was tricked out of her life
savings. jifettiSi-T —iW fRlro .trick
sb/sth<-*'out (in/with sth) (literary) to dress or decorate
sb/sth in a way that attracts attention ft® ( W&fti ) t#3IA&@
■
adj. [only before noun] 1 intended to trick sb X %
:
It was a
trick question (= one to which the answer seems easy but
actually is not). IIP H 7
# M A ± ^ W IrJ M o o It’s all done using
trick photography (= photography that uses clever techniques
to show things that do not actually exist or are impossible). ft # P Ji $ ij M # ft ft ft ft A M
U % 0
2
(NAmE) (of part of the body If ft £P$t) weak and not working well
jffi i3 a trick knee 0
trick-ery /'trikari/ noun [U] the use of dishonest
methods to trick people in order to achieve what you want&il; HE! deception
trickle /'trikl/ verb, noun
u verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to flow, or to make
sth flow, slowly in a thin stream ( {£.) ft, ft, /MS: ft ft: [V] Tears were trickling down her
cheeks.
BgjgMIf IDlF^o. O [VN] Trickle some oil over the salad. iiSjft o 2 [-(-adv./prep.} to go, or to make sth
go, somewhere slowly or gradually ( ■££ ) liltli'ft# jj]:
[V] People began
trickling into the hall. MfftJfltnM dfc-i&AAiTo 0 News is starting to trickle out. ftTfhAo [also VN] nmiTO .trickle 'down (especially of money X fn ^) to spread from
rich to poor people through the economic system of a country (
• noun 1 a small amount of liquid,
flowing slowly tWifi',
2
[usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a small amount or number of sth, coming or going
slowly Aft
0:
a steady
trickle of visitors 'trickle-down noun [u] the theory that
if the richest people in society become richer, this will have a good effect on
poorer people as well, for example by creating more jobs TlflC ifliSifc ( M ^A )
trick-ster /'triksta(r)/ noun a person who tricks
or cheats people A
tricksy /'triksi/ adj. (informal, usually disapproving) using ideas and methods
that are intended to be clever but are too complicated
tricky /'triki/ adj. (trick-ier,
tricki-est) 1
difficult to do or deal with : a tricky situation ffltkPW
0
Getting it to fit exactly is a tricky business.
0 The
equipment can be tricky to install. & i£ j& $ ^ & A Rl M A e 2 (of
people A) clever but likely to trick you 3$#|$;
SCO CRAFTY
tricolour (erf) (
tri-cycle /'traisikl/ (also informal trike) noun a vehicle similar to
a bicycle, but with one wheel at the front and two at the back
tri-dent
/'traidnt/
noun a weapon used in the
past that looks like a long fork with three points H X ( IH N"
MO
tried /traid/ adj. —see also try
v. IT371 .tried and
tested/'trusted (BrE)
(NAmE .tried and 'true) that you have used or
relied on in the past successfully #J; rTHW; a tried and tested method for
solving the problem 8#
tri en nial /trafenial/ adj. happening every three
years
trier /'traia(r)/ noun a person who tries very
hard at what they are doing and does their best
WA;
trifle /'traifl/ noun, verb unoun 1 a trifle [sing.] (formal) slightly She seemed a trifle anxious. fW A ft /?J L ft 0
2 [C]
something that is not valuable
or important /fr ^; Tilt $1 000 is a mere trifle to her. * 1000 3 [C, U] (BrE) a cold dessert
(=
a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with wine and/or jelly poured over it,
covered with custard and cream $$1, 0A# (
■ verb iJSisyi 'trifle with sb/sth (formal) (used especially in
negative sentences X 7 ^
/Rl) to treat sb/sth
without genuine respect & if; Aft: He is not a person to be trifled
with.