ace

noun

/eɪs/

Idioms

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a playing card with a large single symbol on it, which has either the highest or the lowest value in a particular card gameA 纸牌（亦称 “爱司”）
- the ace of spades/hearts/diamonds/clubs黑桃／红心／方块／梅花 A
Wordfinder
- ace
- card
- cut
- deal
- gambling
- hand
- jack
- shuffle
- suit
- trump
Topics Games and toysc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fighter
- flying
- goal
- …
(informal) a person who is very good at doing something擅长…的人；精于…的人
- a soccer/flying ace足球／飞行顶尖高手
- an ace marksman神枪手
- French ace Mbappé scored a late penalty.法国王牌姆巴佩罚进了一个点球。
Topics Successc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fighter
- flying
- goal
- …
(in tennis 网球) a serve (= the first hit) that is so good that your opponent cannot reach the ball发球得分；爱司球
- He served 20 aces in the match.他在这场比赛中发了 20 个爱司球。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fighter
- flying
- goal
- …
(in golf高尔夫球) an occasion when a player hits the ball from the tee into the hole using only one shot一种情况下，玩家仅使用一个射击代名词“一杆入洞”就将球从发球台打入洞中 synonym hole-in-oneTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

词源Middle English (denoting the “one” on dice): via Old French from Latin as ‘unity, a unit’.

Idioms

an ace up your sleeve (British English)

(North American English an ace in the hole)

(informal) a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to秘藏的王牌；撒手锏；锦囊妙计

hold all the aces

to have all the advantages in a situation占尽天时地利人和
- The union soon realized that the management held all the aces.工会很快意识到管理层掌握着所有的王牌。

play your ace

to use your best argument, etc. in order to get an advantage in a situation打出王牌；使出绝招Topics Opinion and argumentc2

within an ace of something/of doing something

(British English) very close to something差一点儿；几乎
- We came within an ace of victory.我们差点儿赢了。

verb

/eɪs/

(informal, especially North American English)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they ace	/eɪs/ /eɪs/
he / she / it aces	/ˈeɪsɪz/ /ˈeɪsɪz/
past simple aced	/eɪst/ /eɪst/
past participle aced	/eɪst/ /eɪst/
-ing form acing	/ˈeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈeɪsɪŋ/

ace something to be successful in something在…中获得成功
- He aced all his tests.他通过了对他的所有测试。
- They watched the golfer ace the 17th hole (= get the ball into the hole using only one shot).他们看着高尔夫球手在第17洞打出王牌。
Topics Successc2, Educationc2
词源Middle English (denoting the “one” on dice): via Old French from Latin as ‘unity, a unit’.