短語 “ace a test” 用來表示 “某人在一次測驗或考試中取得了很高的分數(shù)”。動詞 “ace” 源自撲克牌中的 “A 紙牌”(the ace card)”。通常情況下,“A 紙牌” 是撲克牌中最大的一張,所以在談?wù)撆c考試有關(guān)的語境中,動詞 “ace” 就用來表示 “考得非常好”。短語 “ace a test” 中的名詞 “test(測驗)” 可以用考試的具體科目名稱替換。比如:to ace an English exam;to ace my Chinese final。
She aced her piano exam. She got a distinction.
她的鋼琴考試考得很好,成績是優(yōu)秀。
Derek was really upset. He thought he was going to ace his dissertation, but he only passed!
德里克很沮喪。他本以為他的論文能得高分,但只是剛剛及格!
I am really proud of her. She missed loads of lessons because she was ill, but she still aced her final exams.
我真為她感到驕傲。因為生病,她錯過了很多節(jié)課,但期末考試還是得了高分。