piece
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A piece of something is an amount of it that has been broken off, torn off, or cut off. (從某物上拆下、撕下或切下的) 塊; 片; 段
...a piece of cake. …一塊蛋糕。
Cut the ham into pieces. 把火腿切成片。
2. N-COUNT A piece of an object is one of the individual parts or sections that it is made of, especially a part that can be removed. 部件
...assembling objects out of standard pieces. …用標準部件組裝物品。
3. N-COUNT A piece of land is an area of land. (一) 塊 (土地)
People struggle to get the best piece of land. 人們競相爭奪最好的一塊土地。
4. N-COUNT You can use piece of with many uncount nouns to refer to an individual thing of a particular kind. For example, you can refer to some advice as a piece of advice. 與不可數名詞搭配,表示某種事物的個躰
When I produced this piece of work, my lecturers were very critical. 儅我創作這件作品的時候,我的老師們批評甚多。
...an interesting piece of information. …一條有趣的信息。
5. N-COUNT You can refer to an article in a newspaper or magazine, some music written by someone, a broadcast, or a play as a piece. (報紙、襍志上的) 文章; 作品
She wrote a piece on Gwyneth Paltrow for the New Yorker. 她爲《紐約客》寫了一篇關於格溫妮絲·帕爾特羅的文章。
...a vaguely familiar orchestral piece. …一首隱約熟悉的琯弦樂曲。
6. N-COUNT You can refer to a work of art as a piece. 藝術品[正式]
Each piece is unique, an exquisite painting of a real person, done on ivory. 每件藝術品都很獨特,均爲繪在象牙上的真人精致畫像。
7. N-COUNT You can refer to specific coins as pieces. For example, a 5 cent piece is a coin that is worth 5 cents. 硬幣
...lots of 10 cent, 20 cent, and 50 cent pieces. …很多10分、20分和50分的硬幣。
8. N-COUNT The pieces that you use when you play a board game such as chess are the specially made objects that you move around on the board. 棋子
How many pieces does each player have in backgammon?
西洋雙陸棋裡每方各有多少枚棋子?
9. PHRASE If you give someone a piece of your mind, you tell them very clearly that you think they have behaved badly. 鮮明地批評[非正式]
How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind. 太欠考慮了。我要狠狠地批評他。
10. PHRASE If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt. 完好無損
...providing that my brother gets back alive and in one piece from his mission. …假若我哥哥完成任務後,活著安然無恙地廻來的話。
11. PHRASE You use to pieces in expressions such as "smash to pieces," or "take something to pieces," when you are describing how something is broken or comes apart so that it is in separate pieces. 成爲片
12. PHRASE If you go to pieces, you are so upset or nervous that you lose control of yourself and cannot do what you should do. (因緊張不安而) 崩潰[非正式]
She's a strong woman, but she nearly went to pieces when Arnie died. 她是個堅強的女人,但阿尼死的時候她幾乎崩潰了。
13. a piece of the action→see action
14. bits and pieces→see bit
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piece /piːs/ (pieces)
剑桥词典
- I'm going to have another piece of cake .
- A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture .
- He broke off a piece of chocolate .
- I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.
- She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.
- I read an interesting piece of information in the newspaper .
- If you listen carefully to this piece of music , you can hear a flute in the background .
- Valuable pieces of china were on display in a glass-fronted cabinet .
- How many pieces of baggage do you have?
- The winning novel truly is a magnificent piece of writing.
piece noun [C] (PART)
a part of something塊;片;段;碎片;碎塊
a piece of cloth torn from her coat 從她大衣上撕下的一塊佈
He cut the cake into six pieces. 他把蛋糕切成了6塊。
This jigsaw puzzle has two pieces missing . 這套拼圖玩具少了兩塊。
The vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts ). 花瓶碎片散落一地。
She tried to break /tear a small piece off the edge . 她試圖從邊上撕下一小塊。
The building was taken apart and reassembled piece by piece (= one part after another). 房子被拆開,又一塊塊地重新拼搭起來。
in one piece
as a single thing and not divided into smaller pieces
整個地,完整地
We want to sell the business in one piece. 我們想把公司整個賣掉。
come/fall to pieces
to break apart into smaller parts
成爲碎片
The glass must have been cracked - it just fell to pieces in my hand . 玻璃盃肯定有裂縫——到我手上就碎了。
His clothes were dirty and falling to pieces. 他的衣服又髒又破。
例句
piece noun [C] (THING)
a single object of a particular type(某類事物中的)一件,一個,一條
a piece of furniture /clothing /equipment 一件家具/衣服/設備
a piece of paper (= a whole sheet ) 一張紙
a piece of china (= an object made of china ) 一件瓷器
a piece of information /advice 一條消息/建議
something that has been created by an artist , musician , or writer
(藝術家、音樂家或作家的)作品;篇,段,首,幅
an orchestral/piano /instrumental piece 琯弦樂/鋼琴曲/器樂作品
a skilful piece of work /research 一件精巧的作品/一項富有技巧的研究
Did you read that piece (= article ) in the newspaper ? 你看報紙上的那篇文章了嗎?
a single thing that forms part of a set
(一套或一組中的)一個,一件
a chess piece 一枚棋子
a coin with a stated value
(某種幣值的)硬幣
Could you swap me two quarters for a 50 cent piece? 你能幫我把一枚50美分的硬幣換成兩枚25美分的嗎?
例句
piece noun [C] (GUN)
old-fashioneda gun
槍;砲;手槍
an artillery piece 一門砲
US slang He was carrying a piece when he was arrested . 他被逮捕時身上有一把槍。
習語
come to piecesgive sb a piece of your mind
go/fall to pieces
(all) in one piece
pick/pull sb/sth to pieces
piece of ass
piece of cake
piece of the pie
take sth to pieces 返回 piece