transcription, транскрипция: [ eɪs ]
( aces)
1.
An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
...the ace of hearts.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
2.
If you describe someone such as a sports player as an ace , you mean that they are very good at what they do. ( JOURNALISM )
...former motor-racing ace Stirling Moss.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft n N
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Ace is also an adjective.
...ace horror-film producer Lawrence Woolsey.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
If you say that something is ace , you think that it is good and you like it a lot. ( INFORMAL )
...a really ace film.
ADJ [ approval ]
4.
In tennis, an ace is a serve which is so fast that the other player cannot reach the ball.
N-COUNT
5.
If you say that someone holds all the aces , you mean that they have all the advantages in a contest or situation.
PHRASE : V inflects