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| 1 | in card games, a card with only one symbol and either the highest or lowest value in a suit （纸牌中的）A牌 | the ace of hearts 红心A | |
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| 2 | in tennis , a very fast serve (= first hit of the ball) that your opponent cannot reach with their racket （网球赛中的）发球得分 |
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| 3 | informal someone who is very good at doing something 能手；佼佼者 | an ace at solving puzzles 填字谜的能手 | |
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| 4 | AMERICAN a hole in one |
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| - | an ace up your sleeve informal
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| a secret or hidden advantage that you can use when you need it |
| 手中握有的王牌；应急的妙计；杀手锏 |
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| - | hold/have all the aces
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| to have a big advantage over other people |
| 占尽优势 |
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| - | within an ace of doing sth
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| almost doing something , or nearly succeeding in doing it |
| 几乎就要做某事；差一点就做成某事 |
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