cube of wcx)d, plastic, etc.,
with a different number of spots on each of its sides, used in games of chance 戒子；色子：a pair 〇/ dice — 对骰子◊ to roZi/throw/
shafce t/ie dice 滚 / 掷 / 摇散子 2
[U] a game played with dice掷骰游戏；掷骰赌博：We ptoyed dice aH night.我 掷了一食的色子。，一picture o backgammon ITiTOl no 'dice (informal, especially NAm£) used to show that you
refuse to do sth, or that sth cannot be done (表示 绝 做或某事做不成）不行，不成，没门儿：Did you get that 扣b?’‘Afodfce/ “你得到那份i作了吗？ ” “没门儿啊。” —more at load v.
■
verb [VN] to cut meat,
vegetables, etc. into small square pieces将（肉、菜等）切成小方块；将…切成丁： diced
carrots 胡萝卜丁 ITiTOl
dice with death {informal) to risk your life by
doing sth that you know is dangerous 冒生
，危险；玩命
dicey /'daisi/ adj. [informal) uncertain and
dangerous p途未卜的；冒险的；危险的Ena risky
di-chot-omy
/dai'kDtami;
NAmE-'ka:t-/
noun [usually sing.] (p/. -ies)〜（between A and B) the separation
that exists between two
groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other y分为二^二分法
dick
/dik/
/7〇wA7 (tafcoo, s/fl/ig) 1 a man’s penis.鸡巴；屌 2 = dickhead — see also clever Dick dick-ens /'dikmz/ noun the dickens {old-fashioned, informal) 1 used in questions
instead of to show that you are annoyed or surprised .(用于问句代替
devil,表示烦恼或吃惊）究竟，到底：Where the
dickers did he go?他究竟上哪儿去 T ? 2 (A//Am£) used when you are saying how attractive,
etc. sb is (某人）…极士，
太…了，多么…啊：cute 〇5 the
dicfcens可爱极了
Dick-ens-ian
/di'kenzien/
adj. connected with or
typical of the novels of Charles Dickens, which often describe social problems
and bad social conditions 狄更斯文体
的；.具有狄更斯小说特点的；类似狄更斯笔下描述的： a Dicfcensicm dum类似狄更斯笔下的贫民窟
dicker
/.dik3(r)/ [V]〜（with sb) (over
sth) (espeda//y
dick-head /'dikhed/ (also dick) noun {taboo, slang) a very rude way of
referring to sb, especially a man, that you think is stupid笨蛋，蠢货，蠢家伙(尤用于辱骂男
性）HT1 IDIOT
/'diki/ adj., noun
[old-fashioned,
BrE, informaf) not
healthy; not working correctly虚弱的；有病的；工作不正常办：a ciidcy heart虚弱油心脏
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noun (also dickey) (pi. dickies or dickeys) {IndB) the B〇〇T/TRUNK〇facar (汽车后部的）行李厢
'dicky
bird noun {BrB) (used by or when
speaking to young children 儿语）a.bird 鸟.儿；小鸟儿 DSjl
not say, hear, etc. a dicky bird (BrE, informal) to
say, hear, etc. nothing什么也没说（或没听兔等）：He won’t
say a dicfcy bird, but. we think he knows who did it.他什么都 不肯说，但是我们认为他知道是谁千的。ESBElThis idiom is from rhyming slang, in which ‘dicky
bird， stands for *word’.源自同韵俚语，其中dicky bird (小鸟 ..儿代奉word。
di；coty-ledon /.daikDtiliidan; NAmE -ka;t-/ (also dicot /'daikot; NAmE -ka:t/) noun (biology a plant whose seeds
form embryos that produce two
leaves 双子 H* 植 物一compare monocotyledon
Dicta-phone™
/'diktafaun;
NAmE -foun/ noun a small machine used
to record on tape people speaking, so that their words can be played back later
and written down 口述录音机
dictate
verb, noun
verb /dik'teit; NAmE 'dikteit/ 1 -
(sth) (to sb) to say words for sb else to write down 口 土 ： [VN] He dictated a Zetter to his
secretary.他■向秘书 口授信 _。[also
V] 2 ~ (sth)
(to sb) to tell sb what to do, especially in an annoying way (尤指以令人不快的方i：)指使，强行规
.定：[VN] They are in no
position to dictate
terms
(= tell other people what to do).他们没有资格发号施令。◊ [V wh-] What
right do they have to dictate how we live our Zives?他们有什么权利强行规定我们该怎样生活？ [also V
551 diddy
that] 3 to control or
influence.how sth happens 支配；
摆布；决定 determine： [VN] When we take our
vacations is very much dictated
by Greg's work schedule. 我们什么时候休假在很大程度上取决于格雷格的工作计
划。◊
[V wh-] Jt’s generaHy your job t/iat dictates where you live now. 一般说来，你在在什么地方是由你的工作决
定的。[also
V，V that] dic'tate to sb [often passive]
to give orders to sb,
often in a rude or aggressive way 任意指使某人；向某人发号施令：She reined to be dictated
to anyone•她不愿受任何人摆布。
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noun /'dikteit/ [usually pi.] {format) an order or a rule
that you must obey 命令；规定：to follow the dictates of jiishiori赶时髦
dic-ta-tion
/dikteijn/
noun 1 [U] the act of
speaking or reading so that sb can write down the words 口述 2 [C, U] a test in which
students write down what is being read to them, especially in language lessons 昕与 dic-ta-tor /dik'teita(r); NAmE 'dikteitar/ noun {disapproving) 1 a ruler who has complete
power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force 独裁者 2
a person who behaves as if they, have complete power over other people, and
tells them what to do发号施令者；专横的人
dic-ta-tor-ial
/.dikta'toirial/
adj.
{disapproving) 1 con- nected with or controlled by a
dictator 独裁的；专政
的：a dictatorial ruler 独裁故治者◊ a dictatoriaZ
regime 独裁政.权 2
using power in an unreasonable way by telling people what to do and not
listening to their views or wishes发号施令的纟专横的;盛气凌人的：
dictatorial
behaviour 专横的行为►dic.ta.tori.aMy /-ali/ adv.
dic-ta-torship /.dik'teitajip; NAmE -tarj-/ noun 1 [C, U] government a
dictator 金裁；专政 2
[C] a country that is ruled by a dictator 独裁 _家 dic-tion /'dikjn/ noun [U] 1 the way that sb
pronounces words吐字；发音方式：dear diction清晰的字2 (teth- m'cfl/ 术.语)the choice and use of words
in literature -辞l用语；用词
dicti〇n-ary IH* /'dikj'anri; NAmE -neri/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 a book that gives a list
of the words of a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean,
or gives a word for them in a foreign language 词典；字 典；辞书：a Spanish-EngZish dfcriomwy 西班牙语矣 语词無 2
a book that explains the words that are used in a particular subject _专业术语大全；专业词典：a dictionary 〇/ mathematics 数_词無 3 a list of words in electronic form, for
example stored in a computers SPELLCHECKER銓子词典
dictum /'diktam/ noun (pi. dicta /-ta/ or dictums) (formal) a statement that
expresses sth that people Relieve is always true or should be followed 名言；格言 did /did/ o do1
di-dac-tic /dai'daektik/ adj. (formal) 1 designed to teach
people stlv especially a moral lesson 道德说教的；.教诲
的；教导的：didactic art道德说教艺术2(1151^1以^5〇/?- proving) telling people things
rather than letting them find out for themselves 说教似的；好教训人的► di.dac- tic-aMy /-kli/ adv.
did.cHe /_didl/. ve比[VN]
~ sb (out of
sth)(价f, //7/o/vrjfl/) to get
money or some advantage from sb by cheating them欺骗；哄骗；骗取BEEl cheat
diddly
/'didli/
(also .diddly-'squat)
noun {NAmE, /•n/o/mfl/) (used in
negative.sentences 用于否定.知）not anything; nothing —点也不；毫不;备本不：She doesn’t fcnow ciidd〖y
about it.她根本不知道这事儿。
did-dums /'didemz/ exclamation, noun (BrE, informaf) u exclamation used for showing
sympathy, especially in a way which is not sincere (表示同情，充指不真心地）
好啦，乖
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noun used when addressing
sb to show sympathy, espe- cially when you are not being sincere (用作称碎以示同
情，尤指不真心地）小可怜，小乖乖:Js
Diddums OJC?小
可怜没事了吧？
diddy /'didi/ 〇8/£，/n/orma/) very small 很/J、的；袖珍
的：a diddy Httie camera 袖珍照相III