dime是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)on a dime指在小范围（或短距离）内（移动中的车辆或人）进行的调动（或机动）动作

(2)dime store廉价杂货店；价低质劣的；陈腐的；过分简单化的

(3)dime novel廉价小说

(4)a dime a dozen一毛钱买一打的；常见而不值钱的

(5)dime bag特定数量的毒品

(6)drop a dime on向警方告发

(7)get off the dime果断；采取主动

(8)drop the dime on向警方告发

(9)drop the dime on someone告发

(10)drop a dime on someone告发

双语例句

(1)This flower sells for five dimes.

这朵花售价五角硬币。

(2)He only found a dime in his pocket.

他在口袋里只摸到了一角硬币。

(3)They are very thrifty and never waste a dime.

他们非常节俭，从不浪费一点钱。

(4)A dime is an American coin worth ten cents.

十分硬币是价值十美分的美国硬币

(5)Romance books are a dime a dozen, so they don’t have much value.

爱情小说比比皆是，没有什么价值。

(6)Self-help books are a dime a dozen these days.

这年头心灵鸡汤类的书到处都是。

(7)Reality shows used to be cool, but now they're a dime a dozen.

真人秀以前是很有意思的，但现在已经泛滥了。

(8)Low-paying jobs are a dime a dozen, but high-level positions are hard to find.

低薪工作到处都是，但高级职位却是很难找到。

(9)What about vulnerabilities like data breaches? They're a dime a dozen these days.

那像数据泄露这样的安全隐患怎么办？最近这种事实在是太多了。

(10)I pressed a dime into his grubby mitt.

我把一个十分的硬币塞进了他脏兮兮的手里。

(11)A dime is a tenth of a dollar.

一角银币是十分之一美元。

(12)Five tons of soil would fill a small dump truck; if spread over an acre, it would make a layer slightly less than the thickness of a dime.

五吨的土会装满一辆小型自卸式卡车；若铺开在一英亩的土地上，它会形成不足一角硬币厚度的土层。

(13)A bad contractor may hide mistakes or blame someone else and nickel-and-dime you with extra charges.

一个不道德的承包商可能会隐瞒自身的失误或归咎他人，以额外的收费耗尽你的经费。

(14)If he hit that dime only on the edge he would set down and cry--and curse.

如果他没有打中正中心，他就会坐下来哭泣——还有咒骂。

释义

n.

N. Amer. a ten-cent coin

〈北美〉 十分硬币。

informal a small amount of money

〈非正式〉 小钱，少量的钱

he didn't have a dime.

他一点钱都没有。

informal used to refer to something small in size, area, or degree

〈非正式〉 （就尺寸、面积或程度而言的）小东西

Mars was now an orb the size of a dime.

火星现在是一个小天体。

短语

a dime a dozen informal very common and of no particular value 〈非正式〉 一毛钱买一打的，常见而不值钱的 experts in this field are a dime a dozen. 这方面的专家一抓一大把

drop a （或the） dime on someone informal inform on someone 〈非正式〉 告发

get off the dime informal be decisive and show initiative 〈非正式〉 果断，采取主动 at some point you have to get off the dime and do something. 在适当的时候，你要果断地采取行动

on a dime informal used to refer to a manoeuvre that can be performed by a moving vehicle or person within a small area or short distance 〈非正式〉 指在小范围（或短距离）内（移动中的车辆或人）进行的调动（或机动）动作 boats that can turn on a dime. 可在小范围内掉头的船

quickly or instantly 迅速地；立即 he turned on a dime into a low voice. 他立即将音量调低

类似拼写词

dime n. 十分硬币；小钱；少量的钱；小东西

die v. 死；死亡；渴望；非常想要；达到性高潮；灭；灭绝；相继死去；被遗忘；为…捐躯

time n. 时；时间；时刻；规定时间；可用时间；所用时间；次；回；乘以；…倍；拍子；节拍

词源

"late Middle English： from Old French disme, from Latin decima pars ‘tenth part'. The word originally denoted a tithe or tenth part; the modern sense ‘ten cent coin' dates from the late 18th cent."

考纲分布

近9年出现0次

重要程度: 2星

0%; n 少量的钱

考纲释义

( 1)n. 少量的钱

英文释义：a small amount of money

考纲分布

近9年出现1次

重要程度: 3星

100%; n 少量的钱

考纲释义

( 1)n. 少量的钱

英文释义：a small amount of money

真题例句：

At least taxpayers should be able to decide what students will study on the public dime.

至少纳税人应该能够决定学生用这些公家的钱去学什么。[2018年 CET6 阅读理解C]

(1)Familiar can turn foreign on a dime.

熟悉和陌生只有一线之隔。《House of Cards Season 5》《纸牌屋 第五季》

(2)A nice, shiny dime to add to your collection.

给你的收藏中添一枚亮闪闪的硬币。《Gossip Girl Season 1》《绯闻女孩 第一季》

(3)Yes, we whacked them! Yes, that's right. Bang, bang, with our own paws. If I got a dime for every owner that I had killed... Oh, yes. I'd have a dime, because I just killed one.

我们打倒了他们。没错，就是这样。用我们自己的利爪。如果我每杀一个主人就得一毛钱……没错。那我只有一毛钱，因为我只杀了一个人。《The Secret Life of Pets》《爱宠大机密》

(4)Parade all the data you want, you will never convince anyone to invest another dime.

尽管炫耀你的数据吧，没人会再投一分钱给你的项目了。《Rise of the Planet of the Apes》《猩球崛起》

(5)The banks will think we're either high or having a stroke. They'll take every dime we have to offer. Kinda brilliant.

银行会以为我们不是喝大就是抽风了，他们会收下我们交的每一分溢价，挺聪明。《The Big Short》《大空头》

(6)My father set him up with his own firm. He gave us the house that we live in, the Hamptons, the boat. He's never had to earn a dime.

我父亲让他在自己公司工作，他给了我们房子，汉普顿的别墅，游艇，他一分钱都不用挣。《Gossip Girl Season 1》《绯闻女孩 第一季》

(7)Okay, dime. You guys should probably keep talking, this could take a while. Oh no, wait. Look it. Whoa. Oh my God, this is a police badge.

10分钱，你们继续聊，我要花一点时间，等等，你们看，天哪，这是警徽。《Friends Season 5》《老友记 第五季》