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dice 音标拼音: [d'ɑɪs] n. 骰子
vt. 切成方块
vi. 掷骰子 骰子切成方块掷骰子 dice n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers [ synonym: { die}, { dice}] v 1: cut into cubes; " cube the cheese" [ synonym: { cube}, { dice}] 2: play diceDie \ Die\, n.; pl. in 1 and ( usually) in 2, { Dice} ( d[ imac] s); in 4 & 5, { Dies} ( d[ imac] z). [ OE. dee, die, F. d[' e], fr. L. datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. See { Date} a point of time.] 1. A small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to six, and used in playing games by being shaken in a box and thrown from it. See { Dice}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any small cubical or square body. [ 1913 Webster] Words . . . pasted upon little flat tablets or dies. -- Watts. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance. [ 1913 Webster] Such is the die of war. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Arch.) That part of a pedestal included between base and cornice; the dado. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Mach.) ( a) A metal or plate ( often one of a pair) so cut or shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or impress any desired device on, an object or surface, by pressure or by a blow; used in forging metals, coining, striking up sheet metal, etc. ( b) A perforated block, commonly of hardened steel used in connection with a punch, for punching holes, as through plates, or blanks from plates, or for forming cups or capsules, as from sheet metal, by drawing. ( c) A hollow internally threaded screw- cutting tool, made in one piece or composed of several parts, for forming screw threads on bolts, etc.; one of the separate parts which make up such a tool. [ 1913 Webster] { Cutting die} ( Mech.), a thin, deep steel frame, sharpened to a cutting edge, for cutting out articles from leather, cloth, paper, etc. { The die is cast}, the hazard must be run; the step is taken, and it is too late to draw back; the last chance is taken. Diecian
dice \ dice\ ( d[ imac] s), n.; pl. of { Die}. Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See { Die}, n. [ 1913 Webster] { dice coal}, a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical fragments. -- Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster]
dice \ dice\ ( d[ imac] s), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { diced} ( d[ imac] st); p. pr. & vb. n. { dicing}.] To play games with dice. [ 1913 Webster] I . . . diced not above seven times a week. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
dice \ dice\ ( d[ imac] s), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Diced} ( d[ imac] st); p. pr. & vb. n. { Dicing}.] 1. ( Cooking) To cut into small cubes; as, to slice and dice carrots. [ PJC] 2. To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes. [ 1913 Webster] 27 Moby Thesaurus words for " dice": bird cage, bones, cashier, cast, crap game, crap shooting, craps, crooked dice, cube, cubes, die, form fours, ivories, ivory, jettison, loaded dice, make four, poker dice, quadrate, reject, scrap, shed, slough, square, teeth, throw away, throw out |
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