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- a symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares立方体; 立方形。
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- a block of something with six sides立方形的东西：
a sugar cube
一块方糖。
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- Mathematics the product of a number multiplied by its square, represented by a superscript figure 3【数】立方, 三次幂：
a body increasing in weight by the cube of its length
体重以身高三次幂速度增加的身体。
with obj.
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- Mathematics raise (a number or value) to its cube【数】使（数, 值）自乘两次。
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- cut (food) into small cubes将（食品）切成小方块：
I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself.
我从肉店里买来了牛里脊肉, 自己将它切成了丁。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek kubos.