roll the dice
collocation掷骰子
Let's roll the dice and see who starts.
我们掷骰子决定谁开始吧。
骰子
dies — plural of die
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
骰子
A small cube used in games, with spots or symbols on each face.
He rolled the die and got a six.
他掷了骰子，得到了六点。
基座的立方部分；柱基。
The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
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。
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.
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
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
用于切割成特定形状的装置。
A device for cutting into a specified shape.
In board games, you often need a pair of dies.
在棋盘游戏中，你经常需要一对骰子。
She shook the die in her hand before throwing it.
她用手摇了摇骰子然后扔了出去。
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掷骰子
Let's roll the dice and see who starts.
我们掷骰子决定谁开始吧。
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。
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。
压铸；压铸件
Die casting produces strong metal parts.
压铸能制造出坚固的金属零件。
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。
模切；冲切
Die cutting is commonly used in packaging production.
模切常用于包装生产。
木已成舟；事已成定局
Once the merger was announced, the die was cast.
一旦合并公布，木已成舟。
笔直的；非常诚实的
The road ran as straight as a die across the flat countryside.
这条路笔直地穿过平坦的乡村。
木已成舟。
Once he proposed, the die was cast and she had to decide immediately.
他一求婚，木已成舟，她必须立刻做出决定。
Use dies naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
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