piece
noun
verb
piːs noun
1
AMOUNT
量
an amount of something that has been separated from the main part 片; 块; 段; 截
[+ of ]
He broke off a piece of bread and gave it to her.
他掰下一块面包递给她。
Cut off a piece of wood 5 cm in length.
切下一截 5 厘米长的木头。
His trousers were held up with a piece of string.
他的裤子靠一根细绳系着。
Would you like a small or a large piece?
你想要一小块还是一大块？
cut/divide etc sth into pieces
She cut the cake into four equal pieces.
她把蛋糕切成大小相等的四块。
Chop the potato into bite-sized pieces.
把马铃薯切成小块。
2
PART
部分
one of the parts that something divides or breaks into 碎块，碎片; 断片，切片
[+ of ] in pieces
a piece of broken glass Individual pieces of text can be cut and pasted to their correct position. The china dish lay in pieces on the floor. jigsaw pieces His father had taught him how to take a gun to pieces . The shelving comes to pieces (=divides into separate parts) for easy transport. The shower head just came to pieces (=broke into separate parts) in my hand. The fireplace was carefully dismantled piece by piece (=one part at a time) .
一片碎玻璃 文本的每一段可以剪下来贴在正确的位置上。 瓷盘碎片散落在地上。 拼图玩具的拼片 他父亲教过他怎么拆枪。 架子可以拆卸以便运输。 花洒在我手中裂开了。 壁炉被小心地逐块拆下。
Individual pieces of text can be cut and pasted to their correct position.
文本的每一段可以剪下来贴在正确的位置上。
in pieces
The china dish lay in pieces on the floor.
瓷盘碎片散落在地上。
jigsaw pieces
拼图玩具的拼片
His father had taught him how to take a gun to pieces .
他父亲教过他怎么拆枪。
The shelving comes to pieces (=divides into separate parts) for easy transport.
架子可以拆卸以便运输。
The shower head just came to pieces (=broke into separate parts) in my hand.
花洒在我手中裂开了。
The fireplace was carefully dismantled piece by piece (=one part at a time) .
壁炉被小心地逐块拆下。
3
SINGLE ITEM
单个物品
a single thing of a particular type, or something that is one of several similar things 一个，一块，一片，一件，一张
[+ of ]
Pass me another piece of paper.
再递给我一张纸。
You should eat three pieces of fruit a day.
你应该每天吃三个水果。
She was wearing a single piece of jewellery.
她只戴了一件首饰。
You need to examine every piece of evidence first.
你首先要检查每一件证据。
an excellent piece of work
一件出色的作品
a major piece of legislation
一项主要立法
a piece of equipment
一件设备
four-piece/60-piece etc (consisting of four, 60 etc separate parts) 四件的/六十件的等
a five-piece band
五人乐队
a three-piece suite (=two chairs and a SOFA)
三件套沙发
4
SMALL AMOUNT
少量
a small amount of something that is interesting, useful, or unusual in some way 一点 usually singular 一般用单数
piece of advice/information/gossip etc
Let me give you a piece of advice.
让我给你一点忠告吧。
We’re witnessing a piece of history in the making.
我们正见证一段历史的创造。
piece of luck/good fortune
It really was an extraordinary piece of luck.
那真是特别运气。
5
LAND
土地
an area of land 〔土地〕一片
[+ of ]
a piece of waste ground
一片荒地
a dispute about a piece of land
一块土地引起的纠纷
6
fall to pieces
a. to become old and in bad condition b. to no longer be successful or working well 没落; 崩溃; 瓦解
All my clothes are falling to pieces.
我所有的衣服都破旧不堪。
They’ve let that lovely old house fall to pieces around them.
他们任由那所漂亮的老房子在他们身边衰败。
The economy is falling to pieces.
经济日渐崩溃。
7
go to pieces
if a person or what they do goes to pieces, they are so upset or nervous that they cannot live, work, or perform as they should 〔因伤心、紧张不安而〕崩溃，垮掉
He just went to pieces after his wife died.
妻子去世后他完全垮了。
Her performance goes to pieces when her father is watching.
她父亲观看她演出的时候，她紧张得完全乱了套。
8
smash/rip/tear sth to pieces
to damage something badly by breaking it into many parts 把某物摔成/撕成碎片
His arm was ripped to pieces by a shark.
他的一只胳膊被鲨鱼撕碎了。
Wear thick gloves, otherwise you’ll tear your fingers to pieces.
戴上厚手套，否则会弄破手指的。
9
pull/rip/tear sb/sth to pieces
to criticize someone or their ideas very severely 严厉批评某人 （某人的观点 ）
Donna could tear your work to pieces, and frequently did.
唐娜能把你干的活儿批评得一无是处，她经常这样。
10
ART/MUSIC ETC
艺术/音乐等
something that has been produced by an artist, musician, or writer 〔艺术家、音乐家或作家的〕作品
piece of music/writing/sculpture etc
some unusual pieces of sculpture
一些独特的雕塑作品
The LSO will perform a much-loved concert piece.
伦敦交响乐团将演奏一部深受欢迎的音乐会作品。
11
NEWS ITEM
新闻
a short ARTICLE in a newspaper or magazine or part of a television or radio programme that is about a particular subject 〔报纸、杂志的〕文章，短文;〔电视、电台的〕报道
[+ about/on ]
Did you read that piece in the Observer about censorship?
《观察家》报上那篇有关审查制度的文章你看了吗？
Robert wrote a short piece on the earthquake.
罗伯特写了一篇关于地震的短文。
12
in one piece
12. if you arrive somewhere in one piece, you are not injured [非正式] 安然无恙的 informal
Cheer up. At least you’re still in one piece .
振作一点，至少你还平平安安的。
Ring mum and let her know we got here in one piece .
给妈妈打电话，告诉她我们平安到达。
13
give sb a piece of your mind
13. to tell someone that you are very angry with them [非正式] 告诉某人你很生他的气 informal
After the game he gave the players a piece of his mind.
赛后他对队员表示了不满。
14
be a piece of cake
14. to be very easy to do [非正式] 很容易做，是轻而易举的事 informal
Landing this type of aircraft is a piece of cake for an experienced pilot.
对于经验丰富的飞行员来说，驾驶这种飞机着陆轻而易举。
15
be a piece of piss
15. to be very easy to do [英，口，不礼貌] 是小菜一碟，是不费吹灰之力的事 BrE spoken not polite
16
a piece of the action
16. a share of the money from a business activity 【非正式】 〔商业活动中获得的〕一份收益 informal
And will foreign firms get a piece of the action ?
那么外国公司能从中得到什么好处吗？
17
be (all) of a piece
17. a. if the things someone says or does are all of a piece, they are part of the typical behaviour of that person b. to be the same or similar in all parts 一模一样; 相仿
[+ with ]
Sexist language is all of a piece with the way some men treat women.
有些男性对女性总是使用有性别歧视的语言。
The architecture here is all of a piece.
这里的建筑千篇一律。
18
MONEY
钱
a. a coin of a particular value b. a coin [旧] 硬币 old use
ten pence/fifty-cent etc piece
Have you change for a 50-cent piece?
你有没有五角硬币的零钱？
Robert slipped two gold pieces into the man’s hand.
罗伯特塞了两枚金币在那个男人的手中。
19
GAMES
游戏
a small object used in a game such as CHESS 〔棋类游戏等中的〕棋子
20
GUN
枪
a small gun [美，非正式] 〔小的〕枪 AmE informal
21
be a piece of shit/crap
21. used to show that you do not respect someone or something they say [口，不礼貌] 是废话/是一件废物〔用于表示不尊敬他人所说的人或事物〕 spoken not polite
22
piece of ass
22. an offensive expression for a woman. Do not use this expression. [美，非正式，不礼貌] 女人，雌儿 AmE informal not polite
verb
23 to use all the information you have about a situation in order to discover the truth about it 把〔所有事实或信息〕拼凑起来
Police are trying to piece together his movements before the murder.
警方想把凶案发生前他的行踪拼凑起来。
Her early life has been pieced together from several different sources.
根据几个不同的资料来源，她的早期生活被拼凑整理了出来。
24 to put all the separate parts of an object into the correct order or position 把〔物体的部件〕拼合起来
He slowly pieced together the torn fragments of a letter.
他慢慢地把撕碎的信拼起来。