| 释义 |
dice /daɪs/► SEE ALLthe dice are loaded against sbdice with deathno dice
●the ˌdice are loaded aˈgainst sba person has little chance of succeeding in sth, perhaps for unfair reasons 某人没有成功的可能（如因为不公平）◆If you apply for a job when you’re over 40, the dice are loaded against you.
过了 40 岁想找工作，可能没什么戏了。 ORIGIN This phrase refers to putting a piece of lead (= a heavy metal) inside a dice so that it always falls in a particular way. 这个短语原指在骰子里灌铅使它落下时总是朝向特定的一面。●ˌdice with ˈdeath (informal) risk your life by doing sth very dangerous 冒生命危险；玩命◆Racing drivers dice with death every time they race.
赛车手每次比赛都是在玩命。 NOTE Dice means play dice or gamble. * dice 意为 play dice （玩骰子）或 gamble （赌博）。 ●no ˈdice (spoken, especially NAmE) used to show that you refuse to do sth or that sth cannot be done （表示拒绝做某事或某事做不成）不行，不成，没门儿◆‘Did you get that job?’ ‘No dice.’
“你得到那份工作了吗？”“没门儿啊。” ORIGIN When you throw dice in a game, if they do not fall flat or they land on top of each other, the throw is invalid and considered no dice. 游戏中掷骰子时，如果落下时骰子斜靠不平或摞在一起，就被认为是 no dice （无效）。 |