dime
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 10分硬币(美、加)
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- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 dime
- 源自 ←盎格鲁-诺曼语 disme “one tenth, tithe”
- 源自 ←中世纪拉丁语 decima
- 源自 ←拉丁语 decima (pars) “tenth (part)”
词源说明
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
- (Canada, US) A small amount of money.
- (US, Philippines, basketball) An assist.
- (slang) A playing card with the rank of ten.
- (slang) Ten dollars.
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词源说明
From the use of the coin in a payphone to report a crime to the police. US payphones charged 10¢ in almost all jurisdictions until the late 1970s.
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- (US, slang, with "on") To inform on, to turn in to the authorities, to rat on, especially anonymously.
- (US, slang) To operate an audio amplifier (especially an electric guitar amplifier) at level "10" (typically the highest amplification level).