ace
n
1 playing-card with a large single spot, usu having the highest or lowest value in card games 点的纸牌(通常在纸牌游戏中点数最高或最低): the ace of spades 黑桃.
2 (infml 口) person who is an expert at some activity 某些活动中的能手
[attrib 作定语]
an ace pilot, footballer, marksman, etc 王牌驾驶员, 足球健将, 神射手.
3 (in tennis) stroke, esp a service, that is too good for the opponent to return (网球赛中, 尤指发球)得分的一击.
4 (idm 习语) (have) an ace up one's sleeve; US (have) an ace in the hole (infml 口) (have) sth effective kept secretly in reserve 暗中保留的王牌. play one's ace use one's best resource 使出绝招. within an ace of sth/doing sth very near to (doing) sth 差一点儿, 几乎(做)某事
He was within an ace of death/being killed. 他险些丧了命.
🔁 扩展释义
*[eis]n. 幺点, 好手, 少许, 发球得分a. 一流的, 杰出的【计】 应答允许, 自适应计算机试验, 自动呼叫设备, 自动执行控制相关词组: within an ace of... to trump sb's ace
Floors one to eight are the elevators to the left.
一到八楼上下使用的电梯在左边。
Never cast your pearls before swine.
不要把珍贵之物送给不识货的人;勿明珠暗投;勿对牛弹琴。
Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, grayish substance.