单词 | deuce |
释义 | deuce deuce1 /doohs, dyoohs/, n. 1. Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot. 2. Dice. a. the face of a die having two pips. b. a cast or point of two. 3. Tennis. a situation, as a score of 40-40 in a game or 5-5 in a match, in which a player must score two successive points to win the game or two successive games to win the set. 4. Slang. a. a two-dollar bill. b. the sum of two dollars. adj. 5. (esp. in games, sports, and gambling) two. [1425-75; late ME deus < AF, MF: two < L duos (masc. acc. of duo)] deuce2 /doohs, dyoohs/, n. devil; dickens (used as a mild oath): Where the deuce did they hide it? [1645-55; appar. to be identified with DEUCE1] |
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