dice

D0203500 (dīs)n.1. Plural of die².2. pl. dice also dices (used with a pl. verb) Small cubes of food.v. diced, dic·ing, dic·es v.intr. To play or gamble with dice.v.tr.1. To win or lose (money) by gambling with dice.2. To cut (food) into small cubes.3. To decorate with dicelike figures.

[Middle English, alternative spelling of dys, plural of de, dys, a die; see die².]

dice

(daɪs) pl n1. (Gambling, except Cards) cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers2. (Games, other than specified) cubes of wood, plastic, etc, each of whose sides has a different number of spots (1 to 6), used in games of chance and in gambling to give random numbers3. (Gambling, except Cards) (functioning as singular) Also called: die one of these cubes4. (Games, other than specified) (functioning as singular) Also called: die one of these cubes5. small cubes as of vegetables, chopped meat, etc6. no dice slang chiefly US and Canadian an expression of refusal or rejectionvb7. (Cookery) to cut (food, etc) into small cubes8. (Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice9. (Games, other than specified) (intr) to gamble with or play at a game involving dice10. (intr) to take a chance or risk (esp in the phrase dice with death)11. (tr) informal Austral to abandon or reject12. (tr) to decorate or mark with dicelike shapes[C14: plural of die²] ˈdicer n

dice

(daɪs)

n.pl., sing. die for 1, n.pl. 1. small cubes, marked on each side with one to six spots, usu. used in pairs in games or gambling. 2. (used with a sing. v.) any of various games, esp. gambling games, played by shaking and throwing such cubes. 3. any small cubes. v.t. 4. to cut into small cubes. 5. to decorate with cubelike figures. 6. to lose by gambling with dice (often fol. by away). v.i. 7. to play at dice. Idioms: no dice, a. of no use; ineffective. b. (used as a negative response to a request.) [1300–50; Middle English dees, dis, dyce (singular and pl.), dyces (pl.) < Old French de(i)z, dés (pl.); see die²] dic′er, n.

dice

Past participle: diced
Gerund: dicing

Imperative
dice
dice

Present
I dice
you dice
he/she/it dices
we dice
you dice
they dice

Preterite
I diced
you diced
he/she/it diced
we diced
you diced
they diced

Present Continuous
I am dicing
you are dicing
he/she/it is dicing
we are dicing
you are dicing
they are dicing

Present Perfect
I have diced
you have diced
he/she/it has diced
we have diced
you have diced
they have diced

Past Continuous
I was dicing
you were dicing
he/she/it was dicing
we were dicing
you were dicing
they were dicing

Past Perfect
I had diced
you had diced
he/she/it had diced
we had diced
you had diced
they had diced

Future
I will dice
you will dice
he/she/it will dice
we will dice
you will dice
they will dice

Future Perfect
I will have diced
you will have diced
he/she/it will have diced
we will have diced
you will have diced
they will have diced

Future Continuous
I will be dicing
you will be dicing
he/she/it will be dicing
we will be dicing
you will be dicing
they will be dicing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dicing
you have been dicing
he/she/it has been dicing
we have been dicing
you have been dicing
they have been dicing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dicing
you will have been dicing
he/she/it will have been dicing
we will have been dicing
you will have been dicing
they will have been dicing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dicing
you had been dicing
he/she/it had been dicing
we had been dicing
you had been dicing
they had been dicing

Conditional
I would dice
you would dice
he/she/it would dice
we would dice
you would dice
they would dice

Past Conditional
I would have diced
you would have diced
he/she/it would have diced
we would have diced
you would have diced
they would have diced

dice

To cut into small cubes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dice - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbersdiesquare block, cube - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cubefive, five-spot - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pipsfour-spot, four - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pipsone-spot - a domino or die whose upward face shows one pipsix-spot, six - a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
Verb	1.	dice - cut into cubes; "cube the cheese"cubecut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	dice - play dicegamble - play games for money

Translations

骰子将...切成丁将...切成小方块掷骰赌博

dice

(dais) – plural dice – noun (American die (dai) ) a small cube, usually with numbered sides or faces, used in certain games. It is your turn to throw the dice.骰子 verb1. to cut (vegetables etc) into small cubes. She diced the carrots for the soup. 将（菜等）切成小方块（丁） 2. to compete (with someone) at throwing dice; to gamble. 掷骰赌博ˈdicey adjective uncertain; risky. a dicey situation.冒险的dice with death to do something very risky (and dangerous). He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line. 拿性命开玩笑，做冒险的事 the die is cast the decisive step has been taken – there is no going back. 木己成舟（事情己经决定，再也不能改变）

dice

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loaded dice

1. Literally, dice that have each been weighted to one side so as to increase the odds of their landing on the opposite number. When they found out we'd been using loaded dice, they threw us out of the club and told us to never come back.2. By extension, a means of gaining an advantage through the exploitation or manipulation of rules or regulations. At the height of the economic boom, investment bankers were using sub-prime mortgages with falsified credit ratings as loaded dice to make as much money as possible.See also: dice, loaded

roll the dice

1. Literally, to roll dice, as for or in a game of chance. I'm usually not much of a gambler, but I couldn't resist heading to the craps table to roll the dice!2. By extension, to take some risk on the hope or chance of a fortunate outcome. Look, worst case scenario is that we get hit with a fine, so I say we just roll the dice and hope it doesn't come to that.See also: dice, roll

play with loaded dice

1. Literally, to use dice that have been weighted to one side so as to increase the odds of their landing on the opposite number. When they found out we'd been playing with loaded dice, they threw us out of the club and told us to never come back.2. By extension, to gain an advantage through the exploitation or manipulation of rules or regulations. At the height of the economic boom, investment bankers were playing with loaded dice by using sub-prime mortgages with falsified credit ratings to make as much money as possible.See also: dice, loaded, play

dice with death

To do something very risky or dangerous. Of course he's taking out his motorcycle in the pouring rain—he's always dicing with death.See also: death, dice

the dice are loaded against (one)

A positive outcome for one is unlikely due to circumstances perceived as unfortunate or unlucky. I have a record, so when it comes to finding employment, the dice are loaded against me.See also: dice, loaded

no dice

No luck; no chance; certainly not. Often said as a response indicating a total refusal or rejection. I tried swapping out the carburetor, but no dice. A: "Would you help me wash the dishes?" B: "Sorry, no dice. I've got somewhere I need to be."See also: dice, no

load the dice (against one)

To rig something so that the outcome is predetermined to put one at a disadvantage. It's the first democratic election in the region in over 50 years, but it's all a sham—the military has loaded the dice so that they'll remain in power. It's no use trying to get justice against a company that big. They have so much power and influence that they've already loaded the dice against you.See also: dice, load

the dice are loaded

A positive outcome is unlikely due to circumstances perceived as unfortunate or unlucky. I have a record, so when it comes to finding employment, the dice are loaded.See also: dice, loaded

no dice

Inf. no; not possible. When I asked about a loan, he said, "No dice." No. It can't be done, no dice.See also: dice, no

dice are loaded, the

see under load the dice. See also: dice

load the dice

Rig the odds so there is little chance for another person to win; cheat. For example, There's no way we can win this contest; they've loaded the dice. This expression is also put as the dice are loaded, as in There's no point in trying; the dice are loaded. This expression alludes to adding weight to one side or another of dice so that they will always come up with certain numbers facing upward. [Late 1800s] See also: dice, load

no dice

Also, no go; no soap. No, certainly not; also, impossible. For example, Anthony wanted to borrow my new coat, but Mom said no dice, or We tried to rent the church for the wedding, but it's no go for the date you picked, or Jim asked Dad to help pay for the repairs, but Dad said no soap. All of these slangy expressions indicate refusal or an unsuccessful attempt. No dice, from the 1920s, alludes to an unlucky throw in gambling; no go, alluding to lack of progress, dates from about 1820; and no soap dates from about 1920 and possibly alludes to the phrase it won't wash, meaning "it won't find acceptance." Also see nothing doing; won't wash. See also: dice, no

dice with death

BRITISHIf someone dices with death, they take risks that put their lives in danger. Fishermen are constantly dicing with death. I dice with death almost every night crossing the road outside Maidstone Barracks station. Note: To dice means to play dice, or to gamble. See also: death, dice

the dice is loaded against someone

the dice are loaded against someone

If the dice is loaded against you or the dice are loaded against you, you are in a situation where things have been arranged to cause a disadvantage for you. I had survived that night on the mountain when all the dice were loaded against me. Note: You can also say that the dice is loaded in your favour or the dice are loaded in your favour if you are in a situation where things have been arranged to cause an advantage for you. Insist on your rights. The dice are loaded in your favour — after all, you are the one with the money. Note: Players who wanted to cheat at dice games sometimes `loaded' or weighted the dice so that they tended to fall in a particular way. See also: dice, loaded, someone

no dice

1. If you are trying to achieve something and you say there's no dice, you mean that you are having no success with it. I tried calling her and I tried one or two of her old friends in Hampstead, but there was no dice. I was hoping he'd offer me a ride in his hot-air balloon, but no dice.2. If someone asks you for something and you reply no dice, you are refusing to do what they ask. Nope, sorry, we're not interested, no dice. Note: This expression comes from the game of craps (= a game that uses dice), and means that the player's last throw is not counted. See also: dice, no

dice with death

take serious risks. Dice with is used here in the general sense of ‘play a game of chance with’. In the mid 20th century dice with death was a journalistic cliché used to convey the risks taken by racing drivers; the expression seems for some time to have been especially connected with motoring, although it is now used of other risky activities. It gave rise to the use of dicing as a slang word among drivers for ‘driving in a race’, and it can be compared with dicey meaning ‘dangerous’, a word which originated in 1950s air-force slang.See also: death, dice

no dice

used to refuse a request or indicate that there is no chance of success. North American informal 1990 Paul Auster The Music of Chance Sorry kid. No dice. You can talk yourself blue in the face, but I'm not going. See also: dice, no

load the dice against (or in favour of) someone

put someone at a disadvantage (or advantage). 1995 Maclean's What global warming has done is load the dice in favor of warmer-than-normal seasons and extreme climatic events. See also: dice, load, someone

the ˌdice are loaded aˈgainst somebody

a person has little chance of succeeding in something, perhaps for unfair reasons: If you apply for a job when you’re over 40, the dice are loaded against you.This phrase refers to putting a piece of lead (= a heavy metal) inside a dice so that it always falls in a particular way.See also: dice, loaded, somebody

ˌdice with ˈdeath

(informal) risk your life by doing something very dangerous: Racing drivers dice with death every time they race. Dice means play dice or gamble.See also: death, dice

no ˈdice

(spoken, especially American English) used to show that you refuse to do something or that something cannot be done: ‘Did you get that job?’ ‘No dice.’When you throw dice in a game, if they do not fall flat or they land on top of each other, the throw is invalid and considered no dice.See also: dice, no

no dice

interj. no; not possible. When I asked about a loan, he said, No dice. See also: dice, no

load the dice

1. To make an outcome highly probable; predetermine a result: "These factors merely load the dice, upping the odds that a household will fall into a certain ... income distribution" (Thomas G. Exter).2. To put another at a distinct disadvantage, as through prior maneuver: The dice were loaded against the defendant before the trial.See also: dice, load

no dice

1. Of no use; futile.2. Used as a refusal to a request.See also: dice, no

no dice

Nothing doing; useless and ineffective. A twentieth-century American colloquialism, this term clearly comes from gambling, but its precise origin is obscure. Presumably it meant that without dice one couldn’t have a game. It appears in print in several popular novels of the early 1940s, including A. Marshall’s Some Like It Hot (1941), which became a very successful motion picture (“No dice. I’ll get along in my own piddling fashion”). See also no way.See also: dice, no

no dice

An absolute refusal. According to one explanation, courts would not convict gamblers at illegal craps games unless they were caught with dice (swallowing the evidence was not an uncommon way to get rid of it). “No dice, no conviction” was the watchword that referred to that refusal to convict.See also: dice, no

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noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces

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