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be dicey
dicey 常用于非正式语气，表示情势有风险或结果难以预料。
The weather looks dicey this afternoon.
今天下午的天气看起来不太确定。
不确定的；危险的；冒险的
dicier — comparative of dicey
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不确定的；危险的；冒险的
uncertain in outcome; especially risky or dangerous.
The weather looks dicey this afternoon.
今天下午的天气看起来不太确定。
充满危险的。
Fraught with danger.
结果不确定、有风险的。
Of uncertain, risky outcome.
效果或来源等可疑的；靠不住的。
Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.
The weather looks dicey, so we should bring umbrellas.
天气看起来不太确定，所以我们应带伞。
Investing all your savings in that startup is a dicey move.
把全部积蓄投资那家初创公司是冒险之举。
The roads were icy and the drive home felt a bit dicey.
道路结冰，开车回家感觉有点危险。
dicey 常用于非正式语气，表示情势有风险或结果难以预料。
The weather looks dicey this afternoon.
今天下午的天气看起来不太确定。
作定语时常见搭配有 situation、moment、business 等。
We were in a dicey situation.
我们当时处境危险。
也可说 it is dicey doing sth，但动词不定式更常见。
It's dicey to drive on these icy roads.
在这种结冰的路上开车很危险。
Not this
The weather looks dice.
Use this
The weather looks dicey.
dice 是名词或动词，不是形容词；表示“天气难以预料、有风险”时要用形容词 dicey。
Not this
It's a dicy situation.
Use this
It's a dicey situation.
dicey 的正确拼写是 d-i-c-e-y，不是 d-i-c-y；由 dice 加后缀 -y 构成，保留字母 e。
Not this
The deal is more dicier than I thought.
Use this
The deal is dicier than I thought.
dicier 本身就是比较级，前面不能再加 more，more dicier 属于双重比较级错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
棘手的局面；危险的处境
The negotiations reached a dicey situation when both sides refused to compromise.
当双方都拒绝妥协时，谈判陷入了棘手的局面。
恶劣多变的天气
The pilot decided to delay the flight because of the dicey weather.
由于天气恶劣多变，飞行员决定推迟航班。
冒险的提议；没有把握的事情
Investing in that startup is a dicey proposition.
投资那家初创公司是一件没有把握的事。
危险的时刻；紧张不安的时刻
There was a dicey moment when the car skidded on the ice.
汽车在冰上打滑时出现了危险的时刻。
有点悬；不太靠谱
The plan looks a bit dicey, so we'd better prepare a backup.
这个计划看起来有点悬，我们最好准备一个备用方案。
Use dicier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
掷骰子(dice)赌运气，结果难料，dicey就是“冒险的、不确定的”。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal writing 该词通常用于非正式的口语或随性书面语，表示不确定或带有风险。
发音注：真正与 dicey /ˈdaɪsi/ 押韵的是 icy、spicy、pricey（都读 /ˈaɪsi/、/ˈspaɪsi/、/ˈpraɪsi/）。注意：dice 和 dicky 拼写相近但发音不同；dice 读 /daɪs/（没有末尾的 i 音），dicky 读 /ˈdɪki/（短元音 /ɪ/）。juicy 也以 -cy 结尾，但读 /ˈdʒuːsi/，元音不同。
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