dices
dices — 名詞
- dicessingular
- dicesesplural
1. small marked cubes that players throw to produce numbers in games of chance
骰子
遊戲裡用來擲點的小方塊
small marked cubes that players throw to produce numbers in games of chance
The museum label called the carved bone dices a Roman travel set.
博物館標籤把那些刻花骨骰寫成一套羅馬旅行用具。
rare plural in catalog or museum context
Nadia logged the brass dices from the auction set into the archive.
Nadia 把拍賣套組裡的黃銅骰子登錄進檔案庫。
archive context: log the dices from a set
At the craft fair, children painted wooden dices for a history display.
在工藝園遊會上，孩子們為了歷史展示把木骰子塗上顏色。
The old travel set paired two ivory dices with a folding leather cup.
那組舊旅行套裝把兩顆象牙骰子和一個可摺疊的皮杯配成一套。
- dice
the usual modern plural in everyday English
- gaming cubes
describes the function, but sounds more technical
- marked cubes
focuses on the shape and spots, not the game itself
文法句型
roll the dices
keep the dices in a cup
用法筆記
Modern everyday English usually prefers dice as the plural. Dices appears when a speaker or writer uses a fully regular plural form explicitly.
常見錯誤
2. a game of chance in which people throw marked cubes to win money or points
擲骰遊戲
靠擲骰決定輸贏的遊戲
a game of chance in which people throw marked cubes to win money or points
After dinner, the uncles played dice until the oil lamps burned low.
晚飯後，叔叔們一直玩擲骰遊戲，直到油燈都快燒盡。
pattern: play dice
The sailors learned a fast street dice game in the port.
那些水手在港口學會了一種節奏很快的街頭擲骰遊戲。
collocation: dice game
By midnight, half the crowd had drifted over to the dice table to bet.
到了半夜，半數觀眾都慢慢圍到擲骰桌旁下注。
Festival music stopped while two finalists played the last round of dice.
節慶音樂停了下來，因為兩名決賽者正在玩最後一輪擲骰遊戲。
文法句型
play dice
a round of dice
用法筆記
Often appears in talk about gambling, fairs, or informal street play. The countable pattern a round of dice names one session within the wider game.
3. small cube-shaped pieces of food or another substance
丁塊
切成小立方塊的食材
small cube-shaped pieces of food or another substance
The salad was topped with tiny dices of mango and cucumber.
沙拉上撒著芒果和小黃瓜的丁塊。
pattern: dices of + food
Chef Rina fried bacon dices until the edges turned dark brown.
Rina 主廚把培根丁煎到邊緣變成深褐色。
cooking collocation: bacon dices
The soup held soft potato dices that broke apart on the spoon.
湯裡有柔軟的馬鈴薯丁塊，一碰到湯匙就散開。
For the party snacks, Mei arranged cheese dices around the warm olives.
為了派對點心，Mei 把起司丁塊排在溫熱的橄欖周圍。
文法句型
dices of + food
arrange the dices on a plate
用法筆記
Common in menus, recipes, and kitchen descriptions where the speaker wants to stress that the pieces are neat and cube-shaped.
dices — 動詞
- dicespresent simple I / you / we / they
- diceses3rd person singular
- dicesing-ing form
- dicesedpast simple
1. cuts food into neat small cubes, usually before cooking or serving it
切成丁
把食物切成小方塊
cuts food into neat small cubes, usually before cooking or serving it
Before the soup simmers, Eli dices the carrots and celery for stock.
湯開始慢慢煮之前，Eli 把紅蘿蔔和芹菜切成丁來熬高湯。
recipe pattern: dice the carrots and celery
The video shows how Hoa dices the mango for sticky rice.
影片示範 Hoa 怎麼把芒果切成丁，拿來配糯米飯。
food-prep pattern: dice the mango
Kabir dices the potatoes into small cubes for the breakfast hash.
Kabir 把馬鈴薯切成小丁，準備做早餐薯塊。
At the stall, Christopher dices fresh tuna just before the lunch rush.
在攤位上，Christopher 在午餐尖峰前現切鮪魚丁。
文法句型
dice + food item
dice + food item + into small cubes
用法筆記
The object is usually food such as onions, potatoes, fruit, meat, or cheese. Recipes often add an adverb like finely to control size.
常見錯誤
2. does something extremely risky and foolish, as if making a bet against death its
拿命冒險
做極危險又愚蠢的事
does something extremely risky and foolish, as if making a bet against death itself
The cyclist dices with death every morning by racing through red lights.
那名單車騎士每天闖紅燈，簡直是在拿命冒險。
fixed pattern: dice with death
Leo dices with death whenever he climbs alone after heavy snow.
Leo 每逢大雪後還單獨攀登時，都像在拿命冒險。
figurative warning about reckless action
A drunk driver dices with death on that narrow mountain road.
酒駕的人在那條狹窄的山路上根本就是拿命冒險。
The teenager dices with death each time he dives there after storms.
那個青少年每次暴風雨後還去那裡跳水，都在拿命冒險。
- tempt fate
similar idea of inviting bad results through risky behavior
- court disaster
more formal and focuses on the bad outcome
- gamble with your life
more direct and less idiomatic
- play safe
means choosing the careful and lower-risk option
文法句型
dice with death
dice with danger
用法筆記
Most often appears in the fixed phrase dice with death. Journalistic writing may extend it to danger or disaster, but the meaning stays strongly negative.
3. plays a game in which marked cubes are thrown for money or points
擲骰戲
用骰子比輸贏或小賭
plays a game in which marked cubes are thrown for money or points
On Friday nights, Bilal dices with his cousins after the market closes.
每到星期五晚上，Bilal 都會在市場打烊後和表親玩擲骰戲。
pattern: dice with + person
The soldier dices in the barracks to pass a long rainy evening.
那名士兵在營房裡玩擲骰戲，好打發漫長的雨夜。
intransitive use: dice in the barracks
Joon dices for small coins outside the tea shop after work.
Joon 下班後會在茶館外擲骰，拿幾枚小硬幣當賭注。
During the festival, Andrew dices with travelers near the river gate.
節慶期間，Andrew 會在河門附近和旅人玩擲骰戲。
- gamble
broader, because you can gamble without using dice
- shoot dice
informal and especially common in American English
- play
too general unless the game is clear from context
文法句型
dice with + person
dice for + money
用法筆記
This is an older or more literary verb use. It often takes with to name the other players or for to name the money at stake.