| 单词 | acol system |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAcol system A system of bidding designed to enable partners with weaker hands to find suitable contracts. Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive, as Acol player, Acol system, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > systems of bidding majority calling1927 value calling1927 Culbertson1929 Blackwood convention1937 Acol system1938 McKenney convention1939 Stayman1952 Nottingham1954 Blackwood1958 1938 B. Cohen & J. T. Reese Acol Syst. Contract Bridge 2 The Acol system, deriving its name from the former Acol club where it was developed..first attracted attention in 1937. 1959 Listener 11 June 1042/1 Acol has two types of bid for strong hands. 1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 95 Traditional Acol players do not regard a change of suit by responder as forcing unless it is combined with a jump. 1985 Times 1 Nov. 16 The finely honed version of the Acol system that they had developed was more than a match for any of the new fangled methods. 1998 Eng. Bridge Oct. 35/2 The advantage of Acol is (or was) that in general bids mean what they say. 2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 14 Sept. 83 A maxim of Acol bidding is to get into the auction early. < as lemmas |
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