"hold the cards" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 掌握主導權

Definition

在某種情況下處於掌控或主導地位，通常是因為你擁有別人沒有的重要資訊或資源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達常用於商業或談判場合，指掌控局勢。'hold all the cards' 則表示完全主導，不是字面意思，和玩牌無關。

Examples

She holds the cards in this negotiation.

在這場談判中，她**掌握主導權**。

If you hold the cards, you can decide what happens next.

如果你**掌握主導權**，下一步就由你決定。

Right now, the company holds the cards over its competitors.

目前，公司**掌握主導權**，領先對手。

It looks like Sam really holds the cards this time, so we have to wait for his decision.

看起來這次山姆**掌握主導權**，我們只能等他決定。

Until you know what they want, you don't really hold the cards.

在你知道他們想要什麼之前，你其實並沒有**掌握主導權**。

Don’t worry, we hold the cards here—let’s use that to our advantage.

別擔心，這裡我們**掌握主導權**，好好利用吧。