deuce
/djuːs/ (bre, ipa) · /duːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdüs also ˈdyüs/ (ame, mw)
deuce — noun
1. In tennis, the stage of a game when each player has scored forty points, so one
In tennis, the stage of a game when each player has scored forty points, so one side must win two points in a row to win the game.
Yuna won two points in a row to take the game after reaching deuce.
collocation: reach deuce / win two points in a row
The umpire called deuce when both players had forty points.
collocation: called deuce (by the umpire)
After deuce, Diego served an ace to take the advantage.
The crowd cheered as the women's final went to deuce in the third set.
A tennis match can feel tense when the score reaches deuce several times.
用法筆記
This sense only applies to tennis; in table tennis the term is also used but less formally.
常見錯誤
2. The side of a dice that shows two dots, or a playing card with the number two an
The side of a dice that shows two dots, or a playing card with the number two and two symbols printed on it.
Vikram rolled a deuce and a five, so he moved seven spaces on the board.
collocation: roll a deuce (dice)
In the card game, Ananya won the trick by playing the deuce of hearts.
collocation: the deuce of [suit] (playing cards)
The dealer handed Kwame a hand with three deuces and two kings.
In some dice games, rolling a pair of deuces is called a "deuce-deuce."
Elena held the deuce of spades and hoped her opponent had no higher spades.
用法筆記
Used mainly in the context of traditional card games (poker, bridge) and board games that use dice.
常見錯誤
3. Used in questions or exclamations to show that you feel annoyed, angry, or surpr
Used in questions or exclamations to show that you feel annoyed, angry, or surprised about something.
What the deuce happened to the car keys? I left them right here.
pattern: 'What the deuce...?' for annoyance
Amara cried out, "Where the deuce did that cat disappear to this time?"
Who the deuce left the front door open all night?
Gregor muttered, "How the deuce did we end up on the wrong train?"
The old letter began with, "Deuce take it, I've missed the post again."
用法筆記
Now considered old-fashioned or mildly humorous; younger speakers are more likely to use 'heck', 'the hell', or 'on earth' instead. Frequently appears in fixed phrases: 'what the deuce', 'who the deuce', 'how the deuce'.
常見錯誤
deuce — verb
- deucepresent simple I / you / we / they
- deuces3rd person singular
- deucing-ing form
- deucedpast simple
1. In tennis, to win enough points so that the score becomes deuce, or for the scor
In tennis, to win enough points so that the score becomes deuce, or for the score to reach deuce.
Omar deuced the game with a powerful cross-court forehand.
pattern: deuce + object (the game / set)
The second set deuced at five games all, with both players fighting hard.
pattern: the set / game deuced (intransitive)
With that last point, the match deuced in the final set.
Mei-Lin deuced the third set after breaking her opponent's serve.
- tie
more general; deuce is specific to tennis scoring at 40-40
文法句型
deuce + (object: game / set)
the score deuced
用法筆記
This verb is infrequent in modern tennis commentary; the noun form is far more common. Usually found in sports journalism rather than conversation.