
dice
词源
源自古法语 'dé'(骰子),最终来自拉丁语 'datum'(给予或掷出的东西)。
noun
❶ 骰子,一种小立方体玩具或游戏用具,六个面上分别标有1到6的点数,用于随机决定结果。
“He rolled the dice and got a six.”
(他掷了骰子,得到一个六点。)
“We need two dice to play this game.”
(我们需要两个骰子来玩这个游戏。)
❶ 将食物切成小方块的动作或结果,常用于烹饪中。
“Dice the onions finely for the soup.”
(把洋葱切成小方块,用来做汤。)
“She diced the carrots into small pieces.”
(她把胡萝卜切成小块。)
verb
❶ 将食物切成小方块,通常用于烹饪准备。
“You need to dice the peppers before adding them to the pan.”
(你需要把辣椒切成小方块,然后加入锅中。)
“She quickly diced the cucumber for the salad.”
(她迅速把黄瓜切成小块做沙拉。)
❶ 赌博或冒险,类似于掷骰子的行为。
“He's dicing with death by driving so fast.”
(他开这么快简直是在玩命。)
“They were dicing for money in the back room.”
(他们在后屋掷骰子赌钱。)
常见短语
no dice — 表示拒绝或失败,类似于“不行”或“没门”。
“I asked for a raise, but the boss said no dice.”
(我要求加薪,但老板说不行。)
roll the dice — 冒险尝试某事,类似于“碰运气”或“赌一把”。
“We decided to roll the dice and invest in the new startup.”
(我们决定赌一把,投资这家新创业公司。)