- (also die especially in North American English)[countable]
a small cube of wood, plastic, etc., with a different number of spots on each of its sides, used in games of chance 骰子；色子 a pair of dice 一对骰子 to roll/throw/shake the dice 滚／掷／摇骰子 You decide who’s going to start by throwing the dice. 通过掷骰子来决定谁先开始。 You move forward according to the number on the dice. 根据骰子上的数字往前走。 - (figurative)
It was a last desperate throw of the dice to save his marriage. 这是挽救他婚姻的最后一搏。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loaded
- play
- roll
- throw
- …
- game
- on a/the dice
- a/the roll of the dice
- a/the throw of the dice
- [uncountable]
a game played with dice 掷骰游戏；掷骰赌博 
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French des, plural of de, from Latin datum ‘something given or played’, neuter past participle of dare.
Idioms
load the dice (against/in favour of somebody)
no dice
- (especially North American English, informal)
used to show that you refuse to do something, or that something cannot be done （表示拒绝做或某事做不成）不行，不成，没门儿 He wanted $400 for it, so no dice. 他想要400美元，所以没有骰子。
