plural dice
plural dice
Learner's definition of DICE
1
[count] : a small cube that is made of plastic, wood, etc., that has one to six dots on each side, and that is used usually in pairs in various games色子;骰子 -
a pair of dice一对色子
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Throw the dice.掷骰子。
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In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.在这个游戏中,每位参加者都要掷色子来决定谁先玩。
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He was caught using a pair of loaded dice. [=dice used for cheating]他用一对灌铅骰子耍诈时被人逮住了。
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[noncount] : a gambling game played with dice掷色子(一种赌博游戏) 3
[count] : a small cube小方块
a roll of the dice
informal
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used to say that something could have either a good result or a bad result碰运气的事情
load the dice
informal
: to unfairly make one possible result more likely than another(以不公平的方式)控制结果,左右形势
no dice
US, informal
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used to say that something hoped for or wanted was not possible to do or to get徒劳的;不行的 -
We hoped that tickets would still be available, but no dice, they were all sold.我们希望还有票,但是没用,票都卖完了。
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I've proposed several different deals, but their response continues to be no dice. [=their response continues to be no]我已经提出了几种不同的交易条件,但是他们的反应还是“不行”。
roll the dice
informal
: to do something that may have a good result or a bad result : to take a chance碰运气;赌一把 2 dice /ˈdaɪs/ verb
dices; diced; dicing
dices; diced; dicing
Learner's definition of DICE
[+ object]
: to cut (food) into small cubes把(食物)切成小块
— dicer
noun, plural dicers [count]