piece 英 [pi:s]   美 [pis]

piece

piece  英 [pi:s] 美 [pis]

n. 块;片;件;篇;  vt. 拼凑 

进行时:piecing  过去式:pieced  过去分词:pieced  第三人称单数:pieces  名词复数:pieces 

a piece of string, a piece of wood 一截绳子;一块木头
a large piece of land 一大片土地

  • A piece is a section or a chunk of some larger thing, like a piece of cake or a piece of a broken lamp.
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  • n. 块;片;件;篇;
  • vt. 拼凑
  • 1. a piece of string, a piece of wood

    一截绳子;一块木头

  • 2. a large piece of land

    一大片土地

  • 3. a piece of cake, a piece of cheese, a piece of meat

    一块蛋糕╱奶酪╱肉

  • 4. There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road.

    道路上布满了碎玻璃。

  • 5. He tookthe clock to pieces.

    他把钟拆散了。

  • 6. a missing piece of the puzzle

    拼图玩具丢失的一片

  • 7. a 28-piece dinner service

    一套 28 件的餐具

  • 8. a piece of advice, a piece of information, a piece of news

    一条建议╱信息╱消息

  • 9. to piece together a jigsaw

    拼合拼图

  • piece (n.) c. 1200, "fixed amount, measure, portion," from Old French piece "piece, bit portion; item; coin" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *pettia, probably from Gaulish *pettsi (compare Welsh peth "thing," Breton pez "piece, a little"), perhaps from an Old Celtic base *kwezd-i-, from PIE root *kwezd- "a part, piece" (source also of Russian chast' "part"). Related: Pieces.
  • piece (v.) "to mend by adding pieces," late 14c., from piece (n.). Sense of "to join, unite, put together" is from late 15c. Related: Pieced; piecing.
piece / piːs ; NAmE piːs / noun , verb piece pieces pieced piecing noun separate amount 分离的量 1 [countable ] piece(of sth) ( used especially with ofand uncountable nouns 尤与 of 和不可数名词连用 ) an amount of sth that has been cut or separated from the rest of it; a standard amount of sth 片;块;段;截;标准的量 a piece of string/wood 一截绳子;一块木头 She wrote something on a small piece of paper. 她在一小片纸上写了点什么。 a large piece of land 一大片土地 a piece of cake/cheese/meat 一块蛋糕╱奶酪╱肉 He cut the pizza into bite-sized pieces. 他把比萨饼切成一口一块的小块。 I've got a piece of grit in my eye. 我眼里进了一粒沙子。 part 部份 2 [countable ,  usually plural ] one of the bits or parts that sth breaks into 碎片;碎块 There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road. 道路上布满了碎玻璃。 The boat had been smashed to pieceson the rocks. 小船在岩石上撞得粉碎。 The vase lay in pieceson the floor. 花瓶碎片散落在地上。 3 [countable ] one of the parts that sth is made of 零件;部件 He tookthe clock to pieces. 他把钟拆散了。 a missing piece of the puzzle 拼图玩具丢失的一片 The bridge was taken down piece by piece. 桥梁被一部份一部份地拆毁。 a 500-piece jigsaw 一副 500 片的拼图玩具 see also one-piece , two-piece , three-piece single item 单件 4 [countable ] ( used especially with ofand uncountable nouns 尤与 of 和不可数名词连用 ) a single item of a particular type, especially one that forms part of a set (尤指一套中的)一件,一台 a piece of clothing/furniture/luggage 一件衣服╱家具╱行李 a piece of equipment/machinery 一台设备╱机器 a 28-piece dinner service 一套 28 件的餐具 5 [countable ] pieceof sth used with many uncountable nouns to describe a single example or an amount of sth 条;项;点 a piece of advice/information/news 一条建议╱信息╱消息 an interesting piece of research 一项有趣的研究 Isn't that a piece of luck? 那难道不是有点运气? 6 [countable ] piece(of sth) a single item of writing, art, music, etc. that sb has produced or created (文章、艺术品、音乐作品等的)一件,一篇,一首,一支 a piece of art/music/poetry, etc. 一件艺术品、一支乐曲、一首诗歌等 They performed pieces by Bach and Handel. 他们演奏了巴赫和亨德尔的几支曲子。 ( formal) They have some beautiful pieces (= works of art, etc.)in their home. 他们家中珍藏了一些精美的艺术品。 see also masterpiece , museum piece , party piece , period piece , showpiece news article 新闻报道 7 [countable ] an article in a newspaper or magazine or a broadcast on television or radio (新闻传媒的)文章,报道 Did you see her piece about the Internet in the paper today? 你看了今天报纸上她写的关于互联网的文章没有? see also set piece1 () coin 硬币 8 [countable ] a coin of the value mentioned (某价值的)硬币 a 50p piece 一枚 50 便士的硬币 a five-cent piece 一枚五分的硬币 in chess, etc. 国际象棋等 9 [countable ] one of the small figures or objects that you move around in games such as chess 棋子 share of sth 份额 10 [singular ] pieceof sth ( especially NAmE) a part or share of sth 部份;份额 companies seeking a piece of the market 争取市场份额的公司 gun 11 [countable ] ( NAmE) ( slang) a gun 枪支;枪 distance 距离 12 a piece [singular ] ( old-fashioned) ( NAmE informal) a short distance 短距离;一小段距离 She lives down the road a piece from here. 她住在路那头离这里不远的地方。 HELP  You will find other compounds ending in pieceat their place in the alphabet. 其他以 piece 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 IDIOMS a/some ˌpiece of ˈwork ( NAmE) ( informal) used to express the fact that you admire sb or find them amusing, often when they have done sth that surprises you 了不起的人;与众不同的人 You're some piece of work, Jack, do you know that? 你知道吗,杰克?你真了不起。 fall to ˈpieces 1 ( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时 ) (of things 东西 ) to become very old and in bad condition because of long use 用太久而变得破旧不堪 SYN fall apart Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long. 我们的汽车已破旧不堪,我们已用了它很久了。 2 (of a person, an organization, a plan, etc. 人、机构、计划等 ) to stop working; to be destroyed 停止运作;崩溃;瓦解 He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. 他担心没有了他企业将会倒闭。 give sb a piece of your ˈmind ( informal) to tell sb that you disapprove of their behaviour or are angry with them 表明对某人的行为不满;向某人表示恼火 go to ˈpieces ( informal) (of a person ) to be so upset or afraid that you cannot manage to live or work normally 身心崩溃;沮丧至极 (all) in one ˈpiece ( informal) safe; not damaged or hurt, especially after a journey or dangerous experience 安然无恙(尤指旅行或经历危险之后) They were lucky to get home in one piece. 他们能平安返家真是幸运。 (all) of a ˈpiece ( formal) 1 all the same or similar 一模一样;相仿 The houses are all of a piece. 这些房子千篇一律。 2 all at the same time 同时;一起 The house was built all of a piece in 1754. 整所房子是在 1754 年建造完成的。 pick/pull/tear sb/sth to ˈpieces/ˈshreds ( informal) to criticize sb, or their work or ideas, very severely 严厉斥责;痛斥;批评得体无完肤 a ˌpiece of ˈcake ( informal) a thing that is very easy to do 轻而易举的事;举手之劳 a ˌpiece of ˈpiss ( BrE) ( taboo, slang) a thing that is very easy to do 小菜一碟;轻而易举的事 more at action , bit , long adj. , nasty , pick v. , pie , say v. , villain verb PHRASAL VERB ˌpiece sth↔toˈgether 1 to understand a story, situation, etc. by taking all the facts and details about it and putting them together 组合资料(以便了解情况) Police are trying to piece together the last hours of her life. 警方正努力理清她在死亡之前数小时的情况。 2 to put all the separate parts of sth together to make a complete whole 拼凑;拼合 SYN assemble to piece together a jigsaw 拼合拼图 VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充 Pieces If you want to talk about a small amount or one example of something that is normally an uncountable noun, there is a range of words you can use. You must choose the right one to go with the substance you are talking about. 许多表示少量、一个等的词可用以修饰不可数名词,但必须选择能与该物质名词搭配得当的词。 Pieceand ( BrE, informal) bitare very general words and can be used with most uncountable nouns. *piece 和 bit (非正式英式英语)是十分通用的词,可与大多数不可数名词连用: a piece of paper / wood / string / cake / fruit / meat / work / research / advice 一张纸;一块木头;一根绳子;一块蛋糕;一个水果;一块肉;一件工作;一项研究;一个忠告 a bit of paper / work / chocolate / luck. 一小片纸;一点工作;一小块巧克力;一点运气 A sliceis a thin flat piece. *slice 指薄片: a slice of bread / cake / salami / cheese / pie / apple 一片面包/蛋糕/萨拉米香肠/干酪/馅饼/苹果 ( figurative) a slice of life (电影、戏剧或书中的)现实生活片断 A chunkis a thick, solid piece. *chunk 指厚厚的一块: a chunk of cheese / bread / rock 一块厚干酪/面包/岩石 a chunk of land (= a fairly large piece) 一大块土地 A lumpis a piece of something solid without any particular shape. *lump 指无一定形状的一块、一团: a lump of coal / rock / mud 一块煤/岩石;一团泥 A fragmentis a very small piece of something that is broken or damaged. *fragment 指碎片、破片: fragments of glass 玻璃碎片 ( figurative) fragments of conversation 谈话片断 It can also be used with countable nouns to mean a small part of something. 该词亦可与可数名词连用表示小部份: a fragment of the story 故事的一个片段 A speckis a tiny piece of powder. *speck 指小颗粒、微粒: a speck of dust / dirt 一点灰尘/污垢 You can also say 也可以说: a speck of light 一点光 Dropis used with liquids. *drop 用于液体: a drop of water / rain / blood / milk / whisky 一滴水/雨/血/牛奶/威士忌酒 A pinchis as much as you can hold between your finger and thumb. *pinch 指一撮、一捏、一掐: a pinch of salt / cinnamon 一撮盐/肉桂粉 A portionis enough for one person. *portion 指够一人用的一份、一客: a portion of chicken 一份鸡肉 piece / piːs ; NAmE piːs /
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