| 释义 |
die2/dai/n. 1 sing. of DICE n. 1a 2 (pl. dies)a an engraved device for stamping a design on coins, medals, etc. 模具；钢型(压制硬币、奖章等上的图案) b a device for stamping, cutting, or moulding material into a particular shape 冲模；压模；铸模 3 (pl. dice /dais/) Archit. the cubical part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice; a dado or plinth 【建】方形墩身；方形柱脚 □ as straight (or true) as a die 1 quite straight 非常正直 2 entirely honest or loyal 绝对诚实(或忠诚) □ the die is cast an irrevocable step has been taken 木已成舟(事已定局，难以挽回) [Middle English via Old French de from Latin datum, neut. past part. of dare ‘give, play’]■ Usage 用法说明 Dice, rather than die, is now the standard singular as well as plural form in the games sense (sense 1 above), e.g. one dice, two dice. dice 而不是 die 用于博奕(上述释义 1) 时，现在的标准用法是单复数均用 dice (见上释义 1) ，如 one die (1 个模具)， two dice (两个模具)。 |