dime是什么意思？

dime

英[daɪm] 美[daɪm]

• n. （美国、加拿大的）10分铸币，少数的钱；

复数：dimes;

例句

• Except for skinflint sums ersons in the house occasionally rovide (a dime is considered very big money). 除去家里的人偶尔给的一点零钱（一角都算是大数目了）。
• A dime is the equivalent of two nickels. 一角硬币等于两个五分镍币.
• The gentleman looked him over and fished for a dime. 这个绅士打量了他一下,伸手想摸块1角的银币.
• In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins. 在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。
• A dime is a tenth of a dollar. 一角银币是十分之一美元.
• I had to make some nickel - and - dime repairs on my old Chevy. 我那辆雪佛兰老爷车需要不少零零星星的修理.
• Wear the campus dime because had the big banyan more beautiful. 着校园一角因为有了大榕树更美了.
• In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins... 在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。

词组

• 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
• a dime a dozen
  Overly abundant; commonplace. 过于丰富的；平凡的
• on a dime
  At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area 在极小范围内：恰恰在这一点上；在一个狭窄的限定的区域内

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (美国货币中的)10分硬币
  A dime is an American coin worth ten cents.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (美国、加拿大的)10分铸币,十分硬币,十分钱
  Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are United States coins. 1分铜币、5分镍币、1角银币和2角5分银币是美国硬币。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
  2. street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars