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dime

/daɪm/

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noun

一角硬币，十分之一美元

A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.

Examples :

"I found a dime on the sidewalk. "

我在人行道上捡到了一枚一角硬币。

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noun

一角硬币，十分之一加元

A coin worth one-tenth of a Canadian dollar.

Examples :

"My sister gave me a dime for the school vending machine. "

我妹妹给了我一个一角硬币，用来买学校自动售货机里的东西。

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noun

少量钱，一角钱.

A small amount of money

Examples :

"My sister gave me a dime for the candy bar. "

我妹妹给了我一角钱买糖果。

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noun

助攻，传球。

Examples :

"The point guard gave his teammate a perfect dime, leading to an easy basket. "

控球后卫给他的队友送出一次完美的助攻，轻松得分。

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noun

十点牌

A playing card with the rank of ten

Examples :

"My younger brother used the dime card to complete his set of playing cards. "

我弟弟用了一张十点牌完成了他的牌组。

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noun

十美元，一角（钱）。

Examples :

"The gambler bet a dime on the horse race, hoping to win big. "

那个赌徒在赛马上下了十美元的赌注，希望大赚一笔。

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noun

一千美元，一千块，千元。

A thousand dollars

Examples :

"The lottery ticket was worth a dime. "

那张彩票值一千美元。

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noun

十美元一份的大麻

A measurement of illicit drugs (usually marijuana) sold in ten dollar bags.

Examples :

""He told his friend he needed to borrow a dime to get him through the day." "

他告诉他的朋友他需要借一份十美元的大麻来撑过这一天。

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noun

费用，支出，开销

Payment responsibility

Examples :

"The dime for the school trip is my responsibility. "

这次学校旅行的费用由我来承担。

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noun

美女，十分佳丽

A beautiful woman (10 on a 10-point scale)

Examples :

"My sister, a true dime, was the star of the school play. "

我妹妹可是个大美女，十足的佳丽，是学校戏剧里的明星。

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noun

六后卫阵型，双安全卫防守站位

A defensive formation with six defensive backs, one of whom is a dimeback.

Examples :

"The football team used a dime defense during their practice, with a dimeback focusing on covering the wide receivers. "

在训练中，这支橄榄球队使用了六后卫防守阵型，其中一名负责盯防外接手的球员是定点防守后卫。

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verb

告发，揭发

(with "on") To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.

Examples :

"Somebody dimed on me and I got arrested for selling marijuana."

有人告发了我，所以我因为卖大麻被捕了。

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verb

开到最大, 推到满, 拨到最响.

To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).

Examples :

"I get the best-sounding sustain and smooth harmonic distortion when I run the amp dimed."

我把音箱开到最大，才能得到最好的延音和流畅的谐波失真。

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