n.
- 一个,一张,一片;一块[C][(+of)]
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Could you give me a
piece of paper?
你能给我一张纸吗?
- 部分,片断,破片[C]
- (构成一组东西的)一个,一件;棋子[C]
- (艺术)作品;曲,篇[C]
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The pianist played a
piece by Chopin.
钢琴家演奏了一曲肖邦的作品。
- 一则消息,报导[S1]
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Here is a good
piece of news for you.
有个好消息要告诉你。
- (商品的)单位;(布等的)一匹,一卷[C]
- 钱币[C]
- 工作量,产量[the S]
vt.
- 拼凑;拼合[(+together)]
- 修理;修补[(+up)]
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She's
piecing the torn dress.
她在补被撕破的衣服。
短语
break into/to pieces
- (使)成为碎片
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The cup fell and was
broken into pieces.
茶杯掉下去,砸成碎片。
by the piece
- 按件计酬
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He worked in a factory and got paid
by the piece.
他在一家工厂工作,按件计酬。
give sb. a piece of one's mind
- 责备某人
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I'll
give him a piece of my mind if he is rude to you next time.
如果下次他再对你无礼,我会责备他的。
go to pieces
- 成碎片
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She slipped the dish onto the ground and it
went to pieces.
她一失手盘子落到了地上,摔得粉碎。
- 垮下来;崩溃
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You'll soon
go to pieces if you keep on working like that.
如果你继续那样工作的话,很快就会垮下来。
in one piece
- 完整无损
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I promise I'll bring the car back to you
in one piece.
我保证把车完整无损地还给你。
be of a/one piece with
- 与……一致
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His action
is always
of one piece with what he says.
他总是言行一致。
pick/pull to pieces
- 严厉批评;把……说成一文不值
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His book was
picked to pieces by some critics.
他的书被一些评论家说得一文不值。
piece by piece
- 一点一点地;逐渐地
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Let's do it
piece by piece.
让我们一点一点地做。
piece out
- 扩大;使完整
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They were
piecing out the library with new books.
他们在添置新书以扩大图书馆的藏书量。
piece together
- 拼合,凑集
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The police tried to
piece together all the facts.
警方试图把所有的事实拼凑起来。
piece up
- 拼凑成
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He was trying to
piece up a story with data gathered from various sources.
他正试着用从各方面搜集来的资料编成一篇故事。
say/speak one's piece
- 直言不讳
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You can
speak your piece here.
在这儿你可以直言不讳。
take sth. to pieces
- 把某物拆开
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They
took the machine to pieces.
他们把机器全拆开了。
辨析
n.
- a portion of an object or of material produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.
- an item used in constructing something or forming part of a set; a component.
▸an instance or example:
a crucial piece of evidence.
- a musical or written work or artistic creation:
a piece of music.
- a figure or token used to make moves in a board game.
▸Chess a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn.
- a coin of specified value:
a 10p piece.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. a firearm.
- informal a woman.
- Scottish a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack.
v.
-
(piece something together)
assemble something from individual parts.
-
(piece something out)
archaic extend something.
- archaic patch (something).
Phrase
- go to pieces
become so nervous or upset that one is unable to function normally. - in one piece
unharmed or undamaged. -
(all)
of a piece
entirely consistent. - piece by piece
in slow and small stages. - piece of water
a small lake or pond. - piece of work
informal a person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one. - say one's piece
give one's opinion or make a prepared statement. - tear
(or pull)
someone/thing to pieces
criticize someone or something harshly.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. piece (cf. med. L. pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin.