deuce /ˈduːs/ Brit /ˈdjuːs/ noun plural deuces
/ˈduːs/ Brit /ˈdjuːs/
noun
plural deuces
Learner's definition of DEUCE
1
[count] chiefly US, informal : a playing card that has the number two on it or two symbols on it二点的纸牌 2
tennis : a situation in which each side has a score of 40（双方同为40分的）局末平分 [count]
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3
[singular] old-fashioned + informal —
used to make a question or statement more forceful究竟，到底（用于加强疑问或陈述语气） -
Who the deuce [=devil, hell] was that?那到底是谁？
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We've had a deuce of a time finding a good doctor. [=it has been very difficult to find a good doctor]我们可是花了不少时间找到个好医生。