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cube

/kyoob/US // kyub //UK // (kjuːb) //

方块,立方体,立体,立方

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
    • : an object, either solid or hollow, having this form or a form approximating it: a cube of cheese; plastic storage cubes.
    • : sugar cube.
    • : flashcube.
    • : Mathematics. the third power of a quantity, expressed as a3 = a·a·a.
    • : Informal. cubic inch, especially as a measure of the displacement of an automotive engine: a new sports car with 350 cubes.
    • : Slang. one of a pair of dice; die.
    • : Slang. a person who is unaware of or unfamiliar with current ideas, opinions, trends, etc.; square.
v.有主动词 verb
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    cubed, cub·ing.

    • : to make into a cube or cubes.
    • : to cut into cubes.
    • : Mathematics. to raise to the third power.
    • : to measure the cubic contents of.
    • : to tenderize by scoring the fibers in a pattern of squares.

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Examples

  • The water will freeze when it hits the cube, and then stack up — forming a tower of ice.

  • One net for the cube, for example, is a T shape made of six squares.

  • When I stagger back into my apartment an hour later, those pink, fleshy cubes will have a light rime.

  • On camping trips that have a multi-sport agenda, I pack the cubes based on activity—my trail running kit in one cube, mountain biking clothes in another, and camp pajamas in another.

  • The integrated packing cubes are the obvious standout feature.

  • Geometrically, it is a cube being forced into a rhomboid by the fault.

  • “Ice Cube and Schoolboy Q.” Osorio seems dumfounded by the decision.

  • Wiz Khalifa and Young Jeezy were on the cover; April's issue had Schoolboy Q and Ice Cube.

  • The shooting Ice Cube was referring to was the accidental killing of Karen Toshima by a stray bullet.

  • [Laughs] The fact that Ice Cube even knows who I am is still awesome to me.

  • Ethel's mind was in too irritated and tumultuous a state for her to derive her usual solace from Cube Root.

  • It consists of vaulted terraces, raised one above another, and resting upon cube-shaped pillars.

  • Ya notice how that funny-looking cube inside there gets bigger every time you look at it?

  • It sometimes assumes twelve-sided shapes, or is merely a cube, or yet again variations of these figures.

  • Its measurement is roughly a cube of eight feet, it must weigh nearly twenty tons and it rests on three large slabs of stone.