- n. 派；极简单之事
名复: pies
pie
KK:[paɪ] DJ:[pai]
pie1
n.[C][U]
- 派（酥壳有馅的饼）；馅饼
- 【口】极简单之事；不堪一击的对手
短语
pie in the sky
- 不可及的梦想；渺茫的希望；不能保证实现的诺言
辨析
pie2
n.
- 喜鹊[C]（= magpie）
pie3
n.
- 错乱的铅字；混杂的活字
以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
pie1
n.
a baked dish of savoury or sweet ingredients encased in or topped with pastry.Phrase
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(as)
—— as pie
informal very ——. - pie in the sky
informal something pleasant to contemplate but very unlikely to be realized.
Etymology
ME: prob. the same word as pie2, the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie.
pie2
n.
used in names of birds resembling a magpie, e.g. tree pie.Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. pica ‘magpie’.
pie3
n.
a former monetary unit of the Indian subcontinent, equal to one twelfth of an anna.Etymology
from Hindi pā'ī, from Sanskrit pada, padī ‘quarter’.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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