dicethe 'dice are loaded against sb1.■a person has little chance of succeeding in sth,perhaps for unfair reasons ﹙可能因为不公平﹚某人没有成功的可能:If you apply for a job when you’re over 40, the dice are loaded against you. 过了40岁想找工作，已经没有什么戏了。2.■ORIGIN This phrase refers to putting a piece of lead (= a heavy metal) inside a dice so that it always falls in a particular way. 这个短语原指在骰子里灌铅使它落下时总是朝向特定的一面。,dice with 'death (informal)3.■risk your life by doing sth very dangerous 冒生命危险；玩命:Racing drivers dice with death every time they race. 赛车手每次比赛都是玩命。no 'dice (spoken,especially AmE)4.■used to show that you refuse to do sth or that sth cannot be done ﹙表示拒绝做或不能做某事﹚不行，不成，没门儿:‘Did you get that job?’ ‘No dice.’“你得到那份工作了吗？”“没门儿啊。”5.■ORIGIN When you throw dice in a game, if they do not fall flat or they land on top of each other, the throw is invalid and considered no dice. 游戏中掷骰子时，如果落下时没有平着铺开或是相互叠加，就被认为是no dice﹙无效﹚。