dice
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
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
- Throw the dice.掷骰子。
- 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。
- 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。
2
[noncount] : a gambling game played with dice掷色子（一种赌博游戏）
- They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.他们在酒吧的一间密室里掷色子赌博。
3
[count] : a small cube小方块
- Chop the onions into ¹/₄-inch dice.把洋葱切成1/4英寸大小的方丁。
a roll of the dice
informal — used to say that something could have either a good result or a bad result碰运气的事情
- Opening a new restaurant is always a roll of the dice.开新餐馆总是有风险的。
- It's a roll of the dice whether we succeed or fail.我们的成败只能靠运气了。
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
- We received information that would load the dice in favor of our arguments.我们得到了有利于我们观点的信息。
- The dice were loaded against them but they still managed to win.形势对他们不利，但是他们仍然努力取得了胜利。
no dice
US, informal — 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。
- 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
- They decided to roll the dice and start their own business.他们决定碰碰运气，开始自己创业。
2 dice /ˈdaɪs/ verb
dices; diced; dicing
2 dice
/ˈdaɪs/
verb
dices; diced; dicing
Learner's definition of DICE
[+ object]
: to cut (food) into small cubes把（食物）切成小块
- Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.把土豆切成丁后放进汤里。
slice and dice
— diced
adjective- diced carrots胡萝卜丁