roll the dice
表示掷骰子的动作，dice 前常用定冠词 the。
It's your turn to roll the dice.
轮到你掷骰子了。
骰子
dices — plural of dice
（食物）小方块；丁；用一个或多个骰子进行游戏；小立方体,六面分别有1至6个点,用于赌博产生随机数；切成小方块的东西
A small cube with six faces marked with one to six spots, used in games and gambling.
用一个或多个骰子进行游戏
Gaming with one or more dice.
小立方体,六面分别有1至6个点,用于赌博产生随机数
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
骰子
A die.
切成小方块的东西
That which has been diced.
He rolled the dice and got a six.
他掷了骰子，得到了一个六点。
用法提示：此处dice作名词，表示骰子。
The game requires two dice.
这个游戏需要两个骰子。
用法提示：此处dice是复数形式，指多个骰子。
She shook the dice in her hand before throwing them.
她把手里的骰子摇了几下然后扔出去。
用法提示：此处dice作为复数名词，表示骰子。
表示掷骰子的动作，dice 前常用定冠词 the。
It's your turn to roll the dice.
轮到你掷骰子了。
骰子通常成对使用，常用 a pair of dice 表示一对。
He bought a pair of dice for the game.
他为这个游戏买了一对骰子。
dice 也可作可数名词单数，指一颗骰子。
She picked up a dice and threw it.
她拿起一颗骰子扔了出去。
die 是 dice 的单数形式，正式语境中更常用；当代英语中 dice 也可作单数，日常口语更常用。注意名词的数：one die / a dice, two dice。
grammar · medium
易错句子How much dice do we need for this game?
正确表达How many dice do we need for this game?
dice 是可数名词，问数量时要用 how many，不能用 how much；much 只能修饰不可数名词。把 much 改成 many，句子才符合可数名词的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children played dice game all afternoon.
正确表达The children played a dice game all afternoon.
dice game 是单数可数名词短语，前面必须加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词系统，学习者在单数可数名词前常漏掉冠词。补上 a 后名词短语才完整、符合英语语法。
掷骰子；冒险一试
Let's roll the dice and see who goes first.
我们来掷骰子，看谁先开始。
一对骰子
He rolled a pair of dice onto the table.
他把一对骰子掷到桌上。
做了手脚的骰子；灌铅骰子
They accused him of using loaded dice.
他们指控他使用做了手脚的骰子。
骰子游戏
Backgammon is a classic dice game.
双陆棋是一种经典的骰子游戏。
切成小方块（丁）
Cut the potatoes into dice before boiling.
把土豆切成小方块再煮。
骰子已掷出；木已成舟
The dice are cast, and we cannot change the outcome.
骰子已掷出，我们无法改变结果。
骰子常用于各种游戏，尤其是桌面游戏和赌场游戏
骰子是赌博中常见的随机工具
掷骰子依靠随机性，结果由概率决定
骰子形状为六面立方体
许多棋盘游戏使用骰子来决定玩家行动步数
不行；没门儿
I asked if he could lend me the money, but he said no dice.
我问他能否借钱给我，但他说不行。
冒险一搏；碰运气
Sometimes you just have to roll the dice and see what happens.
有时候你只能碰碰运气，看看会发生什么。
对…不利；注定失败
He felt the dice were loaded against him in every job interview.
他觉得自己在每次求职面试中都处于不利地位。
上帝不掷骰子。
When Einstein said, 'God does not play dice,' he was rejecting the idea that the universe is governed by chance.
当爱因斯坦说“上帝不掷骰子”时，他是在拒绝宇宙由随机性支配的观点。
你得让我滚动，叫我翻滚的骰子。
The Rolling Stones song 'Tumbling Dice' uses gambling imagery from dice and card games.
滚石乐队的歌曲《翻滚的骰子》使用了骰子和纸牌游戏的赌博意象。
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