dice

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dice [dice dices diced dicing] noun, verb BrE [daɪs] NAmE [daɪs]
noun (pl. dice)
1. (also die especially in NAmE)countable a small ↑cube of wood, plastic, etc, with a different number of spots on each of its sides, used in games of chance
•a pair of dice
•to roll/throw/shake the dice
• (figurative)It was a last desperate throw of the dice to save his marriage.
2. uncountable a game played with dice
•We played dice all night.
more at load the dice at ↑load _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French des, plural of de, from Latin datum ‘something given or played’, neuter past participle of dare.

Example Bank:
•You decide who's going to start by throwing the dice.
•You move forward according to the number on the dice.
Idioms: ↑dice with death ▪ ↑no dice
 
verb ~ sth
to cut meat, vegetables, etc. into small square pieces
•diced carrots
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French des, plural of de, from Latin datum ‘something given or played’, neuter past participle of dare.

Example Bank:
•diced carrots/lamb

 
See also: ↑die

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  die, cube