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ace PLAYING CARDeIsn [C]one of the four playing cards with a single mark or spot, which have the highest or lowest value in many card games(纸牌或骨牌上的)么点the ace of hearts / clubs / spades / diamonds红桃/梅花/黑桃/方块牌之么点To be / come within an ace of losing / winning / death is to be very close to it.差一点,几乎She came within an ace of winning the match.她差一点赢得比赛的胜利。If you have an ace up your sleeve / (Am also) ace in the hole you have some secret knowledge or skill which you have not yet used.手中留有王牌; 有应急的妙计He knows something about the boss--that's his ace in the hole.他知道老板的一些情况----这是他的王牌。Someone who holds / has all the aces has all the advantages.占有绝对优势In a situation like this, it's the big companies who hold all the aces.在这样的情形下,大公司占有绝对优势。
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