| 释义 |
deuce
I. \ˈd(y)üs\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French deus two, from Old French, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two — more at two
1.
a.
(1) : the face of a die that bears two spots
(2) : a playing card bearing an index number 2 or having two pips : twospot
b.
(1) : a cast of dice yielding a point of two
(2) deuces plural : a pair of deuces in a poker hand
2. [so called from the two successive points or games that must be won] : a tie in tennis in points toward a game or in games toward a set immediately below the minimum score needed for one side to win (as at 40 points or 5 games in lawn tennis) requiring scoring of two consecutive points by one side to win the game or set; also : a subsequent tie in a game in which deuce has occurred — compare advantage
3. [probably from deuce two at dice (as the lowest throw)]
a. obsolete : bad luck : plague — used chiefly as a mild oath
b. : devil, dickens, hell — used chiefly as a mild oath
< the deuce you say >
< what the deuce is he up to now >
and as an intensive with in
< where in the deuce is he >
c. : something notable of its kind — used quasi adverbially
< a deuce of a lovely day >
< we had one deuce of a time getting there on schedule >
4. : any of various things of which the number two forms an important identification (as a two-dollar bill, a 2000-watt spotlight, or a score of two strokes on a hole at golf)
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to bring the score of (a tennis game or set) to deuce |