| 单词 | ace |
| 释义 | ace (once / 2051 pages) 1n 2nadjv 3nv 4v An ace is a playing card with the highest value in a deck. There are four aces in a full deck of cards, each with a single heart, spade, diamond, or club pictured on it. Ace can also describe someone who's excellent at a particular skill: "He's an ace at making homemade jam!" In tennis, an ace is a point scored on a missed serve, and in golf it's a hole in one. When you ace something, you do a great job: "Just get in there and ace that math test today!" The earliest meaning was "one at dice," from the Latin as, "a unit, one, or a whole." WORD FAMILYace: aced, aces, acing USAGE EXAMPLESHe opened the singles showdown with an ace before breaking Evans in the sixth game of the first set. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) She also remembers a time when Dominic called her while she was on campus to assure her that she would ace another exam. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Two Kings scouts, Ace Bailey and Mark Bavis, were on the doomed Sept. 11 flight. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face Hypo|Hyper ace of clubs the ace in the club suit ace of diamondsthe ace in the diamond suit ace of heartsthe ace in the heart suit ace of spadesthe ace in the spade suit; sometimes taken as a portent of death playing card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games 2n the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper 1, I, one, single, unity monad, monas a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singletona single object (as distinguished from a pair) fellow, mateone of a pair digit, figure one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration 1n someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field Syn|Hypo|Hyper adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard track star a star runner expert a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully 2adj of the highest quality an ace reporter Syn A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops superior of high or superior quality or performance 3v succeed at easily 3Syn|Hyper breeze through, nail, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through make it, pass go successfully through a test or a selection process 1n a serve that the receiver is unable to reach Hyper serve, service (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play 2v serve an ace against (someone) Hyper serve put the ball into play 3v score an ace against 4He aced his opponents Hyper hit, rack up, score, tally gain points in a game v play (a hole) in one stroke Hyper play participate in games or sport ACE (once / 36145 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY ACE: ACES USAGE EXAMPLESKroeze began his work at Aldous Greenhouse at the corner of Dodge and Church streets, where ACE Hardware now sits. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) But ACE is 19 years old, and intense solar storms can swamp its forecasting instruments, causing problems when data are needed the most. Nature(Oct 27, 2016) It included 17,000 Kaiser patients who answered a questionnaire about their personal histories with “adverse childhood experiences,” otherwise known as ACES. Washington Post(Oct 06, 2016) 1 n proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II 2Syn|Hyper angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme peptidase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis n a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey Syn|Hyper Allied Command Europe headquarters (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff |
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