dime

英[daɪm] 美[daɪm]

(informal)inform on someone

(非正式)告发

(informal)be decisive and show initiative

(非正式)果断，采取主动

at some point you have to get off the dime and do something.
在适当的时候，你要果断地采取行动。

Overly abundant; commonplace.

过于丰富的；平凡的

At a precise point; within a narrowly defined area

在极小范围内：恰恰在这一点上；在一个狭窄的限定的区域内

a sports car that stops on a dime.
跑车在小范围内行驶