dime
dime
[dʌɪm]
noun
a dime a dozen
[dʌɪm]
noun
- (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。
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。
- (informal)inform on someone
(非正式)告发
- (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。
- (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。
- 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
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