ace
n. A紙牌; 擅長…的人; (網球中的)發球得分
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.
紅桃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.
前一流賽車手斯特林·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.
精彩絕倫的電影
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.
這位美國選手在該盤首局有三次發球直得。
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.'
“當我還是個毛頭小夥兒時,”一個31歲的男人說,“我覺得完全是女孩子說了算。”
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.
我們超眾的技術是我們的法寶。
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.
他一心想殺人並且差點就得逞了。
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;有應急妙計
hold all the aces
佔盡優勢
play one's ace
打出王牌;使出絕招
within an ace of
差一點,幾乎;非常接近
ace in the hole
錦囊妙計:隱藏的優勢或資源,一直儲存到需要時
I came within an ace of getting stoned.
我險些人事不省.
That spare can of gas in the trunk was our ace in the hole.
後備箱裡那罐剩餘的汽油是我們最後的儲備.
He was within an ace of death / being killed.
他險些喪了命.
When it comes to speaking English, she is an ace among aces.
要說起講英語, 她可是強中之強.
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene ACE is considered to be related to cardiovascular endurance performance.
血管張力素轉化酶基因被認為與心血管耐力表現有關.