| 单词 | at piecemeal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasat piecemeal 1. by piecemeal: one piece at a time; little by little; by degrees, in stages. Formerly also (Scottish): † at piecemeal (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [phrase] > piecemeal by piecemealc1325 piece by piecea1500 piece and piecea1522 by lumps1576 in piecemeal1693 in piecemeals1715 (in or by) dribs and drabs1809 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 4422 (MED) Is foule caroyne he broȝte & riȝt þer bi pecemele hakked it al to noȝte. 1540 R. Jonas tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. f. liii Let it be cut out by pese mele. 1616 J. Maitland in Misc. Sc. Hist. Soc. (1904) 171 He choosit rather to blame, tax and charge my father..in hidlings and at peece-male. 1722 Philos. Trans. 1720–21 (Royal Soc.) 31 226 Dying daily by Piecemeal; but Heart-whole, as he express'd it. 1796 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) IV. 130 It is better to do the whole work once for all, than to be recurring to it by piece-meal. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. viii. 129 After previous alienations by piecemeal. 1925 T. H. Lay Foreign Service U.S. vii. 195 There has been no clearly defined policy as to which of these courses should be followed, and as a consequence, both have been attempted by piecemeal. 1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus xvii. 263 Flight, carnivory, and nest building could not have arisen by gradual piecemeal. < as lemmas |
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