n.
- 一個，一張，一片；一塊[C][（+of）]
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Could you give me a
piece of paper?
你能給我一張紙嗎？
- 部分，片斷，破片[C]
- （構成一組東西的）一個，一件；棋子[C]
- （藝術）作品；曲，篇[C]
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The pianist played a
piece by Chopin.
鋼琴家演奏了一曲蕭邦的作品。
- 一則消息，報導[S1]
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Here is a good
piece of news for you.
有個好消息要告訴你。
- （商品的）單位；（布等的）一疋，一卷[C]
- 錢幣[C]
- 工作量，產量[the S]
vt.
- 拼湊；拼合[（+together）]
- 修理；修補[（+up）]
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She's
piecing the torn dress.
她在補被撕破的衣服。
片語
break into/to pieces
- （使）成為碎片
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The cup fell and was
broken into pieces.
茶杯掉下去，砸成碎片。
by the piece
- 按件計酬
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He worked in a factory and got paid
by the piece.
他在一家工廠工作，按件計酬。
give sb. a piece of one's mind
- 責備某人
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I'll
give him a piece of my mind if he is rude to you next time.
如果下次他再對你無禮，我會責備他的。
go to pieces
- 成碎片
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She slipped the dish onto the ground and it
went to pieces.
她一失手盤子落到了地上，摔得粉碎。
- 垮下來；崩潰
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You'll soon
go to pieces if you keep on working like that.
如果你繼續那樣工作的話，很快就會垮下來。
in one piece
- 完整無損
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I promise I'll bring the car back to you
in one piece.
我保證把車完整無損地還給你。
be of a/one piece with
- 與……一致
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His action
is always
of one piece with what he says.
他總是言行一致。
pick/pull to pieces
- 嚴厲批評；把……說成一文不值
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His book was
picked to pieces by some critics.
他的書被一些評論家說得一文不值。
piece by piece
- 一點一點地；逐漸地
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Let's do it
piece by piece.
讓我們一點一點地做。
piece out
- 擴大；使完整
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They were
piecing out the library with new books.
他們在添置新書以擴大圖書館的藏書量。
piece together
- 拼湊
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The police tried to
piece together all the facts.
警方試圖把所有的事實拼湊起來。
piece up
- 拼湊成
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He was trying to
piece up a story with data gathered from various sources.
他正試著用從各方面搜集來的資料編成一篇故事。
say/speak one's piece
- 直言不諱
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You can
speak your piece here.
在這兒你可以直言不諱。
take sth. to pieces
- 把某物拆開
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They
took the machine to pieces.
他們把機器全拆開了。
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:
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a crucial piece of evidence.
- a musical or written work or artistic creation:
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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:
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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.
