piece

piece
noun

a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole
块，张，片，段；碎块，断片
a piece of cheese.
一块奶酪。
the dish lay in pieces upon the floor.
那盘子呈碎片状散落在地板上。
toddlers who tore books to pieces at her feet.
在她脚边将书撕成碎片的幼儿。
■one of the items which were put together to make something and into which it naturally divides
部件
take a car to pieces.
将小车拆卸开来。
■an item of a particular type, especially one forming part of a set
（一套或一组中的）个、件
a piece of luggage.
一件行李。
■an instance or example
桩，项，番，条；（工作量或产品的）件
a crucial piece of evidence.
一项关键的证据。
■a financial share
一份股权
each employee owns a piece of the company.
每个雇员都拥有公司的一份股权。
■a written, musical, or artistic creation or composition
篇，段，首，幅
a hauntingly beautiful piece of music.
迷人的美妙音乐。
■[with modifier]a coin of specified value
硬币
a 10p piece.
十便士的硬币。
■a figure or token used to make moves in a board game
棋子
■(Chess)a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn
(棋)卒、兵以外的棋子
■(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a firearm
(非正式，主北美)火器，枪支
■(Scottish)a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack
(苏格兰)（三明治等）小吃
■(informal, offensive)a woman
(非正式，冒犯)女人，情妇，妓女

verb
[with obj.]

(piece something together)assemble something from individual parts
拼合，拼装
the children took it in turns to piece together each other's jigsaw.
孩子们轮流拼玩对方的拼图玩具。
■slowly make sense of something from separate facts and pieces of evidence
慢慢理解
Daniel had pieced the story together from the radio.
丹尼尔是从收音机上一点一点地听完这个故事的。
(piece something out)(archaic)extend
(古)延伸
(archaic)patch
(古)缝补
if it be broken it must be pieced.
如果破了，就得缝补一下。

常用词组
a piece of ass (或 tail)

(vulgar slang)a woman regarded as sexually attractive
(粗俚)性感女郎

a piece of cake

见 cake

a piece (或 slice) of the action

(informal)a share in the excitement of something
(非正式)刺激活动的一个构成部分
■a share in the profits accruing from something
一份好处

go to pieces

become so nervous or upset that one is unable to behave or perform normally
崩溃，垮掉；极度紧张

in one piece

unharmed or undamaged, especially after a dangerous experience
完好的（地），未受伤的（地），未损坏的（地），平安无恙的（地）

all of a piece

with something (entirely) consistent (with something)
完全一致地

piece by piece

in slow and small stages
逐个地，逐渐

a piece of water

a small lake or pond
小湖泊，小池塘

piece of work

(informal)a person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one
(非正式)…样的人，…样的货色
he's a nasty piece of work.
他是个下流坯子。

say one's piece

give one's opinion or make a prepared statement
发表意见

tear (或 pull) someone/thing to pieces

criticize someone or something harshly
严厉批评，批驳得体无完肤

语源

Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin

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