deuce
美音:
[du:s
]英音:
[du:s
]n.两点,平分,平手
难易程度:
deuce为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:deuced 过去分词:deuced 现在分词:deucing 第三人称单数:deuces
近义词, 同义词
deuce
/dju:s; [US] du:s; dus/
n
1 two on playing-cards or dice (shown as pips and/or numbers) (纸牌或色子上的)两点(以点和[或]数字表示).
2 (in tennis) score of 40-all, after which either side must gain two successive points to win the game (网球赛中)40平(其後一方须连胜两球方为胜).
/dju:s; [US] du:s; dus/ n (dated infml euph 旧, 口, 婉)
1 the deuce [sing] (used as an expression of annoyance 用以表示烦恼、厌恶等)
*The deuce! I've lost my keys! 真倒霉, 钥匙丢了!
* Who/What/Where the deuce is that? 到底是哪个家伙[是什么鬼名堂/在什么鬼地方]?
* What the deuce is going on? 讨厌, 到底是怎么回事?
2 (idm 习语) the deuce of a sth a very bad case of sth 非常糟糕; 十分严重
*I've got the deuce of a headache. 我头痛极了.
deuce
n
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: deus 'two', from Latin duos]
[U]
the situation in tennis when both players have 40 points, after which one of the players must win two more points to win the game
[C]AmE
a playing card with the number two on it
what/how etc the deuce ...?
old-fashioned spoken used to add force to a question
What the deuce is going on?