English Dictionary

ace

/eɪs/

noun

(card games, dice games) A single point or spot on a playing card or die normally indicating it as the prime, i.e. first and forefront. (in playing cards, of that series)

He is an ace at playing card games.

意味（1）

(card games, dice games) A single point or spot on a playing card or die normally indicating it as the prime, i.e. first and forefront. (in playing cards, of that series)

意味（2）

(card games, dice games) A card or die face so marked.

I have the ace of diamonds.

意味（3）

The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.

Ace in the corner.

意味（4）

(US, slang) A dollar bill.

[…] maybe two or three twenties, a dozen tens, and twenty or thirty fins. The rest is all aces and silver.

意味（5）

A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.

意味（6）

(tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

意味（7）

(sports) A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.

意味（8）

(US, baseball) The best pitcher on the team.

意味（9）

(US, baseball, dated, 19th century) A run.

意味（10）

(US, golf, disc golf) A hole in one.

意味（11）

(sometimes attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person owning a "first rank" talent.

an ace detective

意味（12）

A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.

意味（13）

(US) A perfect score on a school exam.

意味（14）

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

意味（15）

(physics, obsolete) A quark.