| 词组 | deuced |
| 释义 | deuced adjective damned; confounded. Dated, but occasionally used with heavy irony UK, 1782a deuce of a (something)An exceptionally bad or difficult thing, activity, or person. This is a deuce of an assignment—I can't understand the first thing about it! Boy, that is a deuce of a haircut. You're going to go out in public like that? like the deuceVery quickly or wildly. I ran like the deuce to fetch the doctors. The wind in these parts will start whipping like the deuce after nightfall, so you should stay indoors once it gets dark outside. there will be the deuce to payThere will be a huge amount of trouble (if a particular thing does/does not happen or is/is not done). There'll be the deuce to pay if they catch us sneaking out this late at night! If you don't have that report finished by lunch, there will be the deuce to pay! deuce-deuceslang A .22-caliber gun. "Deuce" is a slang term for "two." Watch out for that guy—he's got a deuce-deuce on him. double-deucesThe number 22. "Deuce" is another word for the number two. A: "I hear you're double-deuces now." B: "Yeah, I am. It's not as exciting as when I turned 21." What the deuce?Sl. What has happened?; What? (Deuce is an old word for devil.) What the deuce! Who are you? What the deuce! Who did this? a (or the) deuce of a —something very bad or difficult of its kind. 1933 John Galsworthy The End of the Chapter It seems there's a deuce of a fuss in the Bolivian papers. the deuce to paytrouble to be expected.like the deucevery fast.Deuce was first used in 17th-century English in various exclamatory expressions in which it was equated with ‘bad luck’ or ‘mischief’, because in dice-playing two (= deuce) is the lowest and most unlucky throw. From this there soon developed the sense of deuce as ‘the devil’ (i.e. bad luck or mischief personified). Deuce as a euphemism for the devil occurs in a number of expressions, including those above. deuce(dus)1. n. the devil. (Always with the.) I’ll knock the deuce out of you if you come around here again. 2. n. the two in playing cards. If I could only get a deuce. 3. n. two dollars. Can you loan me a deuce till payday? 4. n. a two-year prison sentence. (Underworld.) The DA made sure that Mooshoo got more than a deuce. 5. n. a table for two. Give the next couple the deuce over in the corner. deuce-deuce n. a .22-caliber pistol. (Streets.) My buddy popped his uncle with a deuce-deuce. double-deuces n. the number twenty-two. The National Weather Service says it’s going down to the double-deuces tonight. What the deuce? interrog. What has happened?; What? (Deuce is an old word for devil.) What the deuce! Who are you? Who the deuce? interrog. Who? (An elaboration of who. The deuce is the devil. See examples for variations.) Who the deuce do you think you are? |
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