| 词汇 | dime |
| 释义 | dime noun uk /daɪm/ us /daɪm/ dimenoun (COIN)C1[ C ] an American or Canadian coin that has the value of ten cents（美国或加拿大的）10分硬币 North American money buck C-note cent dollar dollar bill dollar sign double eagle G, g greenback nickel penny quarter smacker toonie two bits dimenoun (AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAY )[ singular ] an arrangement of players on the defence in American football that uses six defensive backs: The coach called for a dime formation to counter the offence's passing strategy. American football attempt audibilize back judge blitz blocker bootleg flare flea-flicker formation forward pass forward progress free play play clock point after pulling blocker pump-fake punt quarterback return specialist turnover dimenoun (IN BASKETBALL)in basketball, an act of passing(= throwing) the ball to another player in a very precise(= exact) way so that it is easy for the other player to score: He threw a dime to Foster beneath the basket for an easy two points. Basketball, netball & volleyball airball alley-oop b-ball backcourt backfield dunk foul game ball goaltending granny shot half-court half-court press jumper pivot quintet rebound rebounder rebounding reverse dribble turnover Idiomsbe a dime a dozen drop dimes get/move off the dime on a dime A dime is paid for two papers. A nickel or two and a few dimes slid out before the packet came. He was poor when he was a boy and glad to get hold of a dime, or a nickel. Just a dime or two for a whole week's work. Yes, replied the boy, "but grandpa now gives me a dime not to disturb him." dime | American Dictionarydime noun[ C ] us/dɑɪm/ in the US and Canada, a coin worth ten cents Idioma dime a dozen dime | Business Englishdime noun[ C ] uk /daɪm/us MONEY an American or Canadian coin that is worth ten cents: I gave the boy two dimes to buy himself some candy. used in expressions to refer to a very small amount of money: All these suggestions will help boost your employees' morale and won't cost a dime. He has always paid his own way and never asked me for a single dime. Compare penny be a dime a dozenUSinformal(UKbe two/ten a penny) to be very common or of very little value: Good ideas are a dime a dozen. It's putting them into practice that's the difficult part. See alsofive and dime Examples of dimedime The balance of currency (dollars and dimes) are represented in unary notation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. No dimes were struck for 1922, the first time since 1826 that this had occurred. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Up to 1964, dimes, quarters and half dollars were still minted in 90% silver; halves would contain 40% silver from 1965 to 1970. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Be aware, that any dimes, that bear the date 1922, are counterfeit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Dimes from 1965 to the present are composed of outer layers of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel, bonded to a pure copper core. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Therefore, 1797 dimes can be found with either 13 or 16 stars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dollars were only redeemable for six months, and the recovered silver was struck into dimes, quarters, and half dollars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Money is collected by finding dimes and $1 notes on the street and taking up employment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He scored 17 points, collected six dimes, and grabbed six rebounds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She's out there in this cold making nickels and dimes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ultimately 200,000 dimes were collected, each typically in the name of a child or a contributor's yet-to-be born grandchild. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another trick is to put dimes on the (visible) ends of the roll, and have hidden pennies on the inside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Navajo women copied the patterns but substituted velvet for the satin and made buttons out of nickels and dimes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To date, over 1200 examples of dies affected with this anomaly have been found on cents, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although now rare in circulation, silver dimes may occasionally turn up in customers' change. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of dime These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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