1N-COUNT A纸牌 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. A纸牌
2N-COUNT [oft n NOUN](在运动等方面)成绩超群的人,佼佼者 If you describe someone such as a sports player as an ace, you mean that they are very good at what they do. (在运动等方面)成绩超群的人,佼佼者 [journalism]
4N-COUNT (网球中的)发球得分,爱司球 In tennis, an ace is a serve which is so fast that the other player cannot reach the ball. (网球中的)发球得分,爱司球
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。
5PHRASE 占绝对优势;占尽天时地利人和 If you say that someone holds all the aces, you mean that they have all the advantages in a contest or situation. 占绝对优势;占尽天时地利人和
'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。”
6PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE after verb]秘藏的王牌;应急的绝招;锦囊妙计 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. 秘藏的王牌;应急的绝招;锦囊妙计
7PHRASE [VERB inflects, PHR -ing/n]差点;险些 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. 差点;险些
He was intent on murder and he came within an ace of succeeding.