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- chiefly US a thing representing, or represented by, the number two, in particular〈主美〉代表二的物体; 被二代表的物体, 尤指：
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- the two on dice or playing cards骰子（或纸牌）中的二。
1.2
- a throw of two at dice掷骰子所得的二。
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- informal, dated a two-dollar bill〈非正式, 旧〉两美元纸币。
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- Tennis the score of 40 all in a game, at which each player needs two consecutive points to win the game【网球】局末平分; 盘末平分。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French deus 'two'， from Latin duos.
noun
the deuce
- informal used as a euphemism for 'devil' in expressions of annoyance, impatience, or surprise or for emphasis〈非正式, 婉〉究竟, 到底［用于表示恼怒、不耐烦、吃惊或用于加重语气］：
how the deuce are we to make a profit?
我们到底该怎么办才能赚钱？
what the deuce are you trying to do?
你到底想干什么？
短语
a（或the）deuce of a -
- used to emphasize how bad, difficult, or serious something is用于加重语气非常糟糕的;非常困难的; 非常严重的。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Low German duus, probably of the same origin as DEUCE1 (two aces at dice being the worst throw).