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ace in hole

王牌中的王牌,王牌,王牌中的王者,王牌产品

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Poker. an ace dealt and held face down, especially in stud poker.
    • : an advantage or a resource kept back until the proper opportunity presents itself: His ace in the hole is his political influence.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmeans

Examples

  • France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

  • Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.

  • Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.

  • An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note.

  • This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

  • Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"

  • Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.

  • Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

  • Squinty, several times, looked at the hole under the pen, by which he had once gotten out.

  • Madame and myself had just been regretting that we should have to pass the evening in this miserable hole of a town.