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break into/to pieces

1. (使)成为碎片

The cup fell and was broken into pieces.

茶杯掉下去, 砸成碎片。

by the piece

1. 按件计酬

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

1. 责备某人

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

1. 成碎片

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。

2. 垮下来; 崩溃

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

1. 完整无损

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

1. 与……一致

His action is always of one piece with what he says.

他总是言行一致。

pick/pull to pieces

1. 严厉批评; 把……说成一文不值

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

1. 一点一点地; 逐渐地

Let's do it piece by piece.

让我们一点一点地做。

piece out

1. 扩大; 使完整

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

1. 拼合, 凑集

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

1. 拼凑成

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

1. 直言不讳

You can speak your piece here.

在这儿你可以直言不讳。

take sth. to pieces

1. 把某物拆开

They took the machine to pieces.

他们把机器全拆开了。