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piecemeal
piece·meal P0293100 (pēs′mēl′)adv.1. By a small amount at a time; in stages: articles acquired piecemeal.2. In pieces; apart.adj. Accomplished or made in stages.
[Middle English pecemeale : pece, piece; see piece + -mele, by a fixed measure (from Old English -mǣlum, at a time, from dative pl. of mǣl, appointed time; see mē- in Indo-European roots).]piecemeal (ˈpiːsˌmiːl) adv1. by degrees; bit by bit; gradually2. in or into pieces or piece from piece: to tear something piecemeal. adjfragmentary or unsystematic: a piecemeal approach. [C13 pecemele, from piece + -mele, from Old English mælum quantity taken at one time]piece•meal (ˈpisˌmil)
adv. 1. one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal. 2. into pieces. adj. 3. done piecemeal. [1250–1300] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | piecemeal - one thing at a timebit-by-bit, in small stages, step-by-step, stepwisegradual - proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices" | | Adv. | 1. | piecemeal - a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal"bit by bit, in stages, little by little |
piecemealadjective1. unsystematic, interrupted, partial, patchy, intermittent, spotty, fragmentary piecemeal changes to the constitutionadverb1. bit by bit, slowly, gradually, partially, intermittently, at intervals, little by little, fitfully, by degrees, by fits and starts It was built piecemeal over some 130 years.piecemealadjectiveProceeding very slowly by degrees:gradational, gradual, step-by-step.Translationspiece (piːs) noun1. a part of anything. a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately). 部分，塊 部分，块 2. a single thing or example of something. a piece of paper; a piece of news. 個別事例 个别事例3. a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc. He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper. 篇 篇4. a coin of a particular value. a five-pence piece. 錢幣 钱币5. in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game. 棋子 棋子ˌpieceˈmeal adverb a little bit at a time; not as a whole. He did the work piecemeal. 一件一件地 一件一件地 adjective done etc in this way. He has a rather piecemeal way of working. 零碎的 零碎的go (all) to pieces (of a person) to collapse physically or nervously. She went to pieces when her husband died. 身體(或精神上)垮下來，崩潰 身体（或精神上）垮下来，崩溃 in pieces1. with its various parts not joined together. The bed is delivered in pieces and the customer has to put it together himself. 散件 散件2. broken. The vase was lying in pieces on the floor. 碎片 碎片piece together to put (the pieces of something) together. They tried to piece together the fragments of the broken vase. 拼合 拼合to pieces into separate, usually small pieces, or into the various parts from which (something) is made. It was so old, it fell to pieces when I touched it. 成為碎片 成为碎片
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Synonyms for piecemealadj unsystematicSynonyms- unsystematic
- interrupted
- partial
- patchy
- intermittent
- spotty
- fragmentary
adv bit by bitSynonyms- bit by bit
- slowly
- gradually
- partially
- intermittently
- at intervals
- little by little
- fitfully
- by degrees
- by fits and starts
Synonyms for piecemealadj proceeding very slowly by degreesSynonyms- gradational
- gradual
- step-by-step
Synonyms for piecemealadj one thing at a timeSynonyms- bit-by-bit
- in small stages
- step-by-step
- stepwise
Related Wordsadv a little bit at a timeSynonyms- bit by bit
- in stages
- little by little
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