dice

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n. 骰子 vt. 切成方块 vi. 掷骰子

发音

US /daɪs/

词形变化

dices 复数 dices diced dices 三单 dicing dicing 现在分词 diced 过去式 diced 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Gaming with one or more dice.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A die.

    可数 不可数

    1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice

  3. 3.

    That which has been diced.

    不可数 烹饪 可数

    Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.

  4. 4.

    plural of die

v.
  1. 1.

    To play dice.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To cut into small cubes.

    切成丁

    切粒

    及物
  3. 3.

    To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

die

上位词 1

cube

下位词 7

five four six d4 five-spot fourspot one-spot
动词

同义词 1

cube

上位词 2

cut gamble

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.

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