ace
n. A纸牌; 擅长…的人; (网球中的)发球得分
adj. 非常好的; 第一流的
An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
...the ace of hearts.
红桃A
If you describe someone such as a sports player as an ace, you mean that they are very good at what they do.
...former motor-racing ace Stirling Moss.
前一流赛车手斯特林·莫斯
If you say that something is ace, you think that it is good and you like it a lot.
...a really ace film.
精彩绝伦的电影
In tennis, an ace is a serve which is so fast that the other player cannot reach the ball.
The American served three aces in the opening game of the set.
这位美国选手在该盘首局有三次发球直得。
If you say that someone holds all the aces, you mean that they have all the advantages in a contest or situation.
'When I was an adolescent,' says a thirty-one-year-old man, 'I thought girls held all the aces.'
“当我还是个毛头小伙儿时,”一个31岁的男人说,“我觉得完全是女孩子说了算。”
Something that is an ace in the hole is an advantage which you have over an opponent or rival, and which you can use if necessary.
Our superior technology is our ace in the hole.
我们超众的技术是我们的法宝。
If you come within an ace of doing something, or you are within an ace of doing something, you very nearly do or experience it.
He was intent on murder and he came within an ace of succeeding.
他一心想杀人并且差点就得逞了。
1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;
2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face
3. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
4. a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
1. succeed at easily;
2. score an ace against;
3. play (a hole) in one stroke
4. serve an ace against (someone)
1. of the highest quality;
ace up one's sleeve(或北美 in the hole)
手中握有王牌;有应急妙计
hold all the aces
占尽优势
play one's ace
打出王牌;使出绝招
within an ace of
差一点,几乎;非常接近
ace in the hole
锦囊妙计:隐藏的优势或资源,一直保存到需要时
I came within an ace of getting stoned.
我险些人事不省.
That spare can of gas in the trunk was our ace in the hole.
后备箱里那罐剩余的汽油是我们最后的储备.
He was within an ace of death / being killed.
他险些丧了命.
When it comes to speaking English, she is an ace among aces.
要说起讲英语, 她可是强中之强.
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene ACE is considered to be related to cardiovascular endurance performance.
血管张力素转化酶基因被认为与心血管耐力表现有关.