deuce
/djuːs/ (bre, ipa) · /duːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdüs also ˈdyüs/ (ame, mw)
deuce — 名詞
1. In tennis, the stage of a game when each player has scored forty points, so one
平手
網球雙方各得40分
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.
Yuna 在比數達到平手後連贏兩分，拿下了那一局。
collocation: reach deuce / win two points in a row
The umpire called deuce when both players had forty points.
裁判在雙方都拿到四十分時宣布平手。
collocation: called deuce (by the umpire)
After deuce, Diego served an ace to take the advantage.
平手後，Diego 以一記愛司球取得領先優勢。
The crowd cheered as the women's final went to deuce in the third set.
女子決賽在第三盤進入局末平分時，全場觀眾都沸騰了。
A tennis match can feel tense when the score reaches deuce several times.
當比數多次達到平手時，網球比賽會讓人感到緊張。
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
兩點；二點
骰子或撲克牌上的2
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.
Vikram 擲出一個兩點和一個五點，因此在棋盤上移動了七格。
collocation: roll a deuce (dice)
In the card game, Ananya won the trick by playing the deuce of hearts.
在這場牌局中，Ananya 打出紅心二贏得了這一墩。
collocation: the deuce of [suit] (playing cards)
The dealer handed Kwame a hand with three deuces and two kings.
發牌員給了 Kwame 一手牌，有三張二和兩張老K。
In some dice games, rolling a pair of deuces is called a "deuce-deuce."
在某些擲骰子遊戲中，擲出兩個兩點叫做「雙二」。
Elena held the deuce of spades and hoped her opponent had no higher spades.
Elena 手裡拿著黑桃二，希望對手沒有更大的黑桃。
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
該死；可惡
表示憤怒或驚訝的感嘆
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.
車鑰匙到底是搞什麼鬼不見了？我明明放在這裡的。
pattern: 'What the deuce...?' for annoyance
Amara cried out, "Where the deuce did that cat disappear to this time?"
Amara 喊道：「那隻貓這次到底跑到哪兒去了？」
Who the deuce left the front door open all night?
到底是哪個傢伙讓大門開了一整晚？
Gregor muttered, "How the deuce did we end up on the wrong train?"
Gregor 嘀咕道：「我們到底是怎麼搭錯火車的？」
The old letter began with, "Deuce take it, I've missed the post again."
那封舊信的開頭寫著：「真該死，我又錯過了郵寄時間。」
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 — 動詞
- 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
扳成平手
網球中使比數變成40-40
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.
Omar 以一記強勁的對角正手拍將該局扳成平手。
pattern: deuce + object (the game / set)
The second set deuced at five games all, with both players fighting hard.
第二盤在雙方各贏五局後陷入平手，兩名選手都奮力拼搏。
pattern: the set / game deuced (intransitive)
With that last point, the match deuced in the final set.
那一分之後，最終盤的比數變成了平手。
Mei-Lin deuced the third set after breaking her opponent's serve.
Mei-Lin 在破掉對手的發球局後，將第三盤扳成了平手。
- 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.