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dice

UK //daɪs//US //daɪs//

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。)

同义词:cube, chop, cut

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。)

同义词:gamble, risk, chance

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。)