Word · Frequency #443
dies
骰子
dies is the plural of die.
A small cube used in games, with spots or symbols on each face.
- 1.
The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
基座的立方部分；柱基。
- 2.
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.
一种通常为立方体的等面多面体,每面有数字或符号,用于赌博游戏。
- 3.
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
一个六面的小立方体,面上有1到6个点,用于赌博生成随机数
- 4.
A device for cutting into a specified shape.
用于切割成特定形状的装置。
- 5.
a device used for shaping metal
用于塑形金属的工具
- 6.
A device used to cut an external screw thread. (Internal screw threads are cut with a tap.)
用于切割外螺纹的装置。(内螺纹用丝锥切割。)
- 7.
a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
一种切削工具,装入切削器中,用于在螺钉、螺栓、管道或杆上切割外螺纹
- 8.
A mold for forming metal or plastic objects.
用于成型金属或塑料物体的模具。
- 9.
An embossed device used in stamping coins and medals.
用于压印硬币和奖章的浮雕装置。
- 10.
An oblong chip fractured from a semiconductor wafer engineered to perform as an independent device or integrated circuit.
从半导体晶圆上断裂的长方形芯片,设计为独立设备或集成电路。
- 11.
Any small cubical or square body.
任何小立方体或方形物体。
模具；冲模；压模；晶粒；裸片；板牙；螺纹模；小方块；柱基；底座
In use
He rolled the die and got a six.
In board games, you often need a pair of dies.
She shook the die in her hand before throwing it.
Connections
Collocations
- roll the dice
- 掷骰子
- Let's roll the dice and see who starts.我们掷骰子决定谁开始吧。
- the die is cast
- 木已成舟；事已定局
- Once the announcement was made, the die was cast.公告一经发布，木已成舟。
- loaded dice
- 灌铅骰子；做了手脚的骰子
- He was caught using loaded dice at the gambling table.他在赌桌上使用灌铅骰子被抓住了。
- die casting
- 压铸；压铸件
- Die casting produces strong metal parts.压铸能制造出坚固的金属零件。
- stamping die
- 冲压模具
- The stamping die presses the metal sheet into shape.冲压模具将金属板压制成型。
- die cutting
Learner notes
Memory Tip
die（骰子）单数和动词die同音，想象赌徒掷骰子前喊一声die——这一掷定生死；复数dice才是常见形。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：桌面游戏、赌场、概率教学 die 作名词表示“骰子”时属于标准用词，多用于书面或正式场合；日常口语中更常见用 dice 兼作单数。此处的 neutral 表示它在一般语境中均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with die /daɪ/: lie, tie, pie, eye, high, buy. Only lie, tie, and pie share the spelling ending 'ie'; eye, high, and buy use different spellings but have the same rhyme. Beware lookalikes: 'friend' /frend/ and 'field' /fiːld/ contain 'ie' but sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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