dice
noun[C]
uk/daɪs/us/daɪs/pluraldicedicenoun[C](GAME)
C2(USalso orold usedie)
asmallcube(=objectwith sixequalsquaresides)with a differentnumberofspotson eachside, used ingamesinvolvingchance:
骰子We need two dice toplaythegame.玩这个游戏我们需要两个骰子。
Youroll/throwthe dice and whoever gets thehighestscoregoes first.你们掷骰子吧,谁的点数最大谁就先开始。
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[U]
anygameinvolvingchancein which dice arethrown:
掷骰子类游戏Let'splaydice.我们来玩掷骰子吧。
- She waspreparedtoriskeverything on a lastthrowof the dice.
- Romansoldiersoftenpassedthetimeplayingboardgames, with dice andcounterslike theseones.
Gambling & bookmaking
- a/the bookmaker'sphrase
- ante
- anti-gambling
- bank
- bet
- blackjack
- casino
- chip
- co-favourite
- cockfight
- favourite
- poker machine
- punt
- raffle
- slot machine
- stakesomethingonsomething
- sweepstake
- toss up
- trifecta
- turf accountant
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Miscellaneous games & activities
dicenoun[C](PIECE)
asmallsquarepieceof something:
小方块,丁Cut thepotatoesintosmalldice.把土豆切成丁。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dollop
- fraction
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
Idiom
no dice
dice
verb
uk/daɪs/us/daɪs/diceverb(CUT)
C2[T]
tocutfoodintosmallsquares:
将…切成小方块,把…切成丁Peel and dice thepotatoes.把土豆去皮并切成丁。
dicedcarrots胡萝卜丁
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
diceverb(GAME)
dice with deathmainlyUK
to do somethingextremelydangerousandsilly:
拿生命冒险,玩儿命You're dicing withdeathdrivingat thatspeedonicyroads.路上结了冰你还开这么快,你是在玩儿命啊。