piece/piːs/

n C

1. 片，块，段，截

• a piece of paper 一张纸

• a piece of cake 一块蛋糕

2. 碎片，断片；部件，部分

• pieces of broken glass 玻璃的碎片

3. (一套或一组中的)件，个

• Each piece of her clothing had her name written on it. 她的每件衣服上都写着了她的名字。

• an 80-piece orchestra 80个人的乐队

4. 整匹，整卷，整套，整张或整桶等

• a piece of stamps 一大张邮票

• a piece of cloth 一整匹布

5. 篇，首，幅；(报纸、杂志上的)短文

• a piece of article 一篇文章

• Did you see that piece in the newspaper? 你在那报纸上看到过那篇短文吗？

6. (事例等的)桩，项，条

• a piece of luck 一桩幸运的事

• a piece of advice 一个忠告

7. 硬币

• a five-cent piece 5分的硬币

• a ten-pence piece 一枚10便士硬币

8. 枪炮；手枪

• a fowling piece 鸟枪

9. (国际象棋的)棋子

10. (作为性交对象的)女人

• Do you know the piece he was with last night? 你认识昨晚和他一起的那个女人吗？

11. 一小段(路程等)

• The store is over there a piece. 商店在那边，离这儿不远的地方。

词组a piece of cake 容易(或轻松愉快)的事情 a piece of one's mind 严厉责备

• The teacher gave the child a piece of his mind. 老师严厉批评了那小孩。

a piece of the action 一部分活动 go (all) to pieces 成碎片；瓦解

• After the car accident, she seemed to go to pieces. 自撞车事故后，她好像精神崩溃了。

in one piece 完好的(地)；平安无恙的(地)

• They were lucky to get back in one piece. 他们幸运地安全返回了。

of a (或one) piece 与某事物一致

• It is all of one piece with his previous conduct. 这与他先前的行为完全一致。

pick (或pull) to pieces 把…批评得体无完肤；对…吹毛求疵

• Tom's latest book has been pulled to pieces by the newspaper. 汤姆最新出版的那本书被报纸攻击得体无完肤。

pick up the pieces 收拾残局；恢复正常

• Every time you two have a quarrel the work gets delayed, and it's usually he who has to pick up the pieces. 每次你们俩吵架，总要把工作耽搁下来，而往往是他来收拾残局。

speak (或say, state) one's piece 发表意见

• He spoke his piece at the meeting. 在会议上他发表了自己的意见。

to pieces 粉碎地；极度

• He tore the letter to pieces. 他把那封信撕得粉碎。