短语 ace1 a test 用来表示 某人在一次测验或考试中获得了非常高的分数。动词 ace 来源于扑克牌中的 A 纸牌(the ace card)。一般情况下,A 纸牌 是扑克牌中最大的一张,所以在谈论与考试有关的语境中,动词 ace 就用来表示 考得很好。短语 ace a test 中的名词 test(测验) 可以用考试的具体科目名字替换。譬如:to ace an English exam;to ace my Chinese final。
例句
She aced2 her piano exam. She got a distinction.
她的钢琴考试考得非常不错,成绩是出色。
Derek was really upset. He thought he was going to ace his dissertation3, but he only passed!
德里克非常沮丧。他本以为他的论文能得高分,但只不过刚刚及格!
I am really proud of her. She missed loads of lessons because she was ill, but she still aced her final exams.
我真为她感到骄傲。由于生病,她错过了不少节课,但期末考试还是得了高分。