dice指「骰子」。指要有骰子在手,就至少有六分之一的機會能成功。然而,no dice顯然連試一試的機會都沒有,不讓成功有一丁點的機會可以發生。也是指讓人沒有說話空間的完全拒絕,不容置疑。
看看老外聊天時怎麼用no dice:
A May I borrow your cigarette?
B No dice!But I would like to lend you some Nicorette to help you quit smoking.
A 可以跟你借根煙嗎?
B 不可能!但我願意借你尼古清幫助你戒菸。
No dice例句精選:
He asked her for more money, but she said no dice to him.
他要她多給些錢,但她對他說不行。
We asked the bank for more time to pay but no dice; they refused.
我們請求銀行寬限付款期,但沒門,他們拒絕了。
I thought she's want to go out with me, but no dice.
我原以為她想要跟我去約會,但遭拒絕了。
My sister said no dice when I asked her if I could come to the club with her.
我問我姐姐我能不能和她一起去俱樂部,她說不可能。
斷然拒絕別人的要求堅決不同意別人的意見,除了no dice外,你還可以這樣表達:
No way.不可能。
It's no way to lend you anymore money after you owe me half million without returning a penny.
在你欠我50萬元而且沒還一毛錢的情況下,我是不可能再借你錢的。
No chance in hell.不可能。
After this homerun,the Red team has no chance in hell to win the game.
在這支全壘打之後,紅隊已經不可能贏得這場比賽。