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die² /daɪ/ n. | vt. | phr. I n. 1. 模具;钢型;冲模;压模 2. 板牙,螺丝钢板 3. 阴模 4. 下料模 5. 拉丝模 6. 铸模 7. ([复] dice /daɪs/) 〈美〉骰子 8. ([复] dies 或 dice) 小方块,骰子状方块 9. 【建】方形柱脚,方形墩身
II (died; die·ing) vt. 用模具制作(或冲压、切削等);用铸模浇铸
phr. as straight (或 true) as a die1. 笔直 2. 绝对诚实;非常正直 The die is cast (或 thrown). 〈谚〉木已成舟。 (指事已定局,无法挽回)We had last-minute doubts about the man we had chosen as our representative, but the die was cast.在最后一分钟,我们对已选定的代表还有疑虑,但木已成舟。upon a (或 the) die在未定之天;存亡攸关◇注解die 作“骰子”解的单数形式目前仅见于美国英语;在英国英语中一般不用 die 作为 dice 的单数形式,而用 one dice 或 one of the dice 代替 [< OF de < L datum thing given, thing in games < dare to give, play] |