dime
英[da?m]
美[da?m]
- n. 一角硬幣
- n. (Dime)人名；(塞)迪梅
詞組搭配
drop a (或 the) dime on someone
(informal)inform on someone
(非正式)告發(fā)
get off the dime
(informal)be decisive and show initiative
(非正式)果斷，采取主動(dòng)
at some point you have to get off the dime and do something.
在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候，你要果斷地采取行動(dòng)。
a dime a dozen
Overly abundant; commonplace.
過(guò)于豐富的；平凡的
on a dime
At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area
在極小范圍內(nèi)：恰恰在這一點(diǎn)上；在一個(gè)狹窄的限定的區(qū)域內(nèi)
a sports car that stops on a dime.
跑車(chē)在小范圍內(nèi)行駛