dime

[US]/daɪm/
[UK]/daɪm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 一角硬幣
Word Forms
複數dimes

Phrases & Collocations

dime a dozen

千篇一律

dime store

廉價商店

on a dime

adv. 在極小的空間中;打小轉彎

Example Sentences

A dime is a tenth of a dollar.

一角銀幣是十分之一美元。

the dime-store moralism of yesteryear.

過去那種老生常談的道德觀。

experts in this field are a dime a dozen.

這方面的專家一抓一大把。

boats that can turn on a dime .

可在小範圍內掉頭的船。

nickel-and-dimed the project to death.

這項工程逐漸終止了

he turned on a dime into a low voice.

他立即將音量調低。

the only games this weekend are nickel-and-dime stuff.

這個週末僅有的幾場比賽都不重要。

at some point you have to get off the dime and do something.

在適當的時候,你要果斷地採取行動。

Can you give me a dime for two nickels?

"我給你兩枚五分鎳幣換你一枚一角銀幣,成嗎?"

Passing up what he knew were makeable shots in order to deliver a bankable dime to a teammate.

不再堅持過去他認爲自己可以做到的那種投籃,相反,給隊友創造更多的出手練習機會。

Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are United States coins.

1分銅幣、5分鎳幣、1角銀幣和2角5分銀幣是美國硬幣。

Real-world Examples

Oh look, a dime my lucky day.

噢!一角!今天真幸運!

Source: New Year's things.

Oh look, a dime my lucky day!

歐,看,今天真幸運!

Source: Selected Film and Television News

Yes, I want ten dimes on Mississippi Tech, straight up.

我想壓十倍密西西比州科技隊 真的。

Source: The Best Mom

When you were two, you ate a dime and a butterfly.

你兩歲時連硬幣和蝴蝶都喫。

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

If you had a dime now, what would you do with it?

如果你有個一角的硬幣,你會用它來做什麼呢?

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

The woman put down a dime, took up four doughnuts, and left.

這位女士放下一角錢,拿起四個甜甜圈就走了。

Source: American Elementary School English 5

Some migrants have been bused to the suburbs on the city's dime.

政府已經出資用公共汽車將一些外來務工人員送到郊區。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

No more! I cannot lose another dime. I'm serious this time.

不要,我1毛錢也輸不起了 我是說真的。

Source: Friends Season 6

No. No, I'm taking back every dime I put in his pocket.

不不 我要從他口袋裏拿回我放進去的每一分錢。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

He gave Avery five dimes and four nickels. " Now run along" ! he said.

他又給了埃弗裏五角銀幣和四枚五分錢的鎳幣。" 現在玩去吧!" 他說。

Source: Charlotte's Web

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