deuce

名词 deuce:

1. a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
   同义词：two, 2, II
3. a word used in exclamations of confusion
   同义词：devil, dickens
4. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

1. Had a deuce of a time getting out of town; a deuce of a family row.
   离开城镇过了段倒霉的日子; 家庭口角的不幸
2. Got the deuce for being late.
   因为迟到而受到指责
3. The deuce take it!
   该死！真倒楣！糟了！

deuce

n.（名词）
Games
【游戏】
A playing card having two spots or the side of a die bearing two pips.
二点：有两个点的纸牌，骰子有两点的一面
A cast of dice totaling two.
掷骰子得到两点
Sports A tied score in tennis in which each player or side has 40 points, or 5 or more games, and one player or side must win 2 successive points to win the game, or 2 successive games to win the set.
【体育运动】 局末，平分，盘末平分：网球比赛中的一种平局在网球比赛中，比赛对方每方都有40分或者至少有五局，任何一方只有连得两分才算赢一局，或者要连赢两局才算赢一盘
v.tr.（及物动词）
deuced,deuc.ing,deuc.es 【体育运动】
To make the score of (a tennis game or set) deuce.
使（网球比赛中）出现平局

来源：
Middle English deus
中古英语 deus
from Old French [two]
源自 古法语 [二]
from Latin duôs [masculine accusative of] duo * see dwo-
源自 拉丁语 duôs [] duo的阳性宾格 *参见 dwo-

deuce
deuce 2

n.（名词）
The devil:
魔鬼：
例句：
.Love is a bodily infirmity . . . which breaks out the deuce knows how or why.(Thackeray)
.爱情是全然脆弱的…谁也不知道感情会如何或为什么发生突变.(撒克里)

An outstanding example, especially of something difficult or bad:
不幸，倒霉：明显的例子，尤指困难或坏事情：
例句：
had a deuce of a time getting out of town; a deuce of a family row.
离开城镇过了段倒霉的日子；家庭口角的不幸

A severe reprimand or expression of anger:
严责：严厉指责，生气：
例句：
got the deuce for being late.
因为迟到而受到指责

Informal Used as an intensive:
【非正式用语】 用来加强语意的词：
例句：
What the deuce were they thinking ofô
他们到底在想什么

来源：
Probably from Low German duus [a throw of two in dice games, bad luck]
可能源自 低地德语 duus [在掷骰子游戏中掷了两点，倒霉]
ultimately from Latin duo [two] * see deuce
最终源自 拉丁语 duo [二] *参见 deuce