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单词 apiece
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Definition of apiece in English:

apiece

adverb əˈpiːsəˈpis
  • To, for, or by each one of a group (used after a noun or an amount)

    we sold 385 prints at £10 apiece
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were two tries apiece for wing Rory Kerr and centre Alan Gibbon, with Ross Lothian getting the other one.
    • Instead the home team began to dictate the exchanges although it still remained nil apiece come half time.
    • Both sides failed to run away with the lead and on 15 minutes of play they had three points apiece.
    • The home side held their own with one of the league favourites as both teams retired two goals apiece at the break.
    • The teams were still equally matched at 14 players apiece when it started to rain.
    • A large crowd watched a very competitive decider and the sides finished level at two goals apiece.
    • Irene Walsh and Sarah Dixon scored three apiece with Claire Healy accounting for the other.
    • However both sides would have to be happy with a point apiece in a brilliant game, which was a delight to watch.
    • Both managers were happy with a point apiece in a game spoilt by the strong wind that blew for the entire 90 minutes.
    • She has been left with just one bat and, at £70 apiece, replacing the stolen ones will be very costly.
    • With two wins apiece from their opening two games, England currently head both the men's and women's tables.
    • Vendors sold whistles and hooters for a pound apiece, their faces familiar from less exalted events.
    • Maybe I'm missing the point, but wouldn't it make more sense to give 77 people a million apiece?
    • There were 15 pages with about nine pictures apiece, and several clearly involved children.
    • Carla and I walked into the local bike dealership and bought two brand new bikes for twenty quid apiece.
    • Referee John Underhill resisted the temptation to produce any more punishment than a yellow card apiece.
    • With each team recording a win apiece so far this year the feeling is optimistic in both squads.
    • A goal apiece in the extra period meant the teams still couldn't be separated.
    • York City's two matches this week realised a point apiece but in all other aspects it was a week of contrasts for the Minstermen.
    • Scores were slow to come in the first half, and it was only two points apiece after 20 minutes.
    Synonyms
    each, respectively, per item
    individually, separately
    informal a throw
    formal severally

Origin

Late Middle English: from a1 + piece.

Rhymes

anis, Berenice, caprice, cassis, cease, coulisse, crease, Dumfries, fils, fleece, geese, grease, Greece, kris, lease, Lucrece, MacNeice, Matisse, McAleese, Nice, niece, obese, peace, pelisse, police, Rees, Rhys, set piece, sublease, surcease, two-piece, underlease
 
 

Definition of apiece in US English:

apiece

adverbəˈpisəˈpēs
  • (used after a noun or an amount) to, for, or by each one of a group.

    we sold 385 prints at $10 apiece
    Example sentencesExamples
    • York City's two matches this week realised a point apiece but in all other aspects it was a week of contrasts for the Minstermen.
    • Instead the home team began to dictate the exchanges although it still remained nil apiece come half time.
    • Irene Walsh and Sarah Dixon scored three apiece with Claire Healy accounting for the other.
    • Maybe I'm missing the point, but wouldn't it make more sense to give 77 people a million apiece?
    • With each team recording a win apiece so far this year the feeling is optimistic in both squads.
    • The home side held their own with one of the league favourites as both teams retired two goals apiece at the break.
    • However both sides would have to be happy with a point apiece in a brilliant game, which was a delight to watch.
    • A goal apiece in the extra period meant the teams still couldn't be separated.
    • A large crowd watched a very competitive decider and the sides finished level at two goals apiece.
    • Both sides failed to run away with the lead and on 15 minutes of play they had three points apiece.
    • With two wins apiece from their opening two games, England currently head both the men's and women's tables.
    • Referee John Underhill resisted the temptation to produce any more punishment than a yellow card apiece.
    • The teams were still equally matched at 14 players apiece when it started to rain.
    • Scores were slow to come in the first half, and it was only two points apiece after 20 minutes.
    • Vendors sold whistles and hooters for a pound apiece, their faces familiar from less exalted events.
    • Carla and I walked into the local bike dealership and bought two brand new bikes for twenty quid apiece.
    • There were two tries apiece for wing Rory Kerr and centre Alan Gibbon, with Ross Lothian getting the other one.
    • Both managers were happy with a point apiece in a game spoilt by the strong wind that blew for the entire 90 minutes.
    • She has been left with just one bat and, at £70 apiece, replacing the stolen ones will be very costly.
    • There were 15 pages with about nine pictures apiece, and several clearly involved children.
    Synonyms
    each, respectively, per item

Origin

Late Middle English: from a + piece.

 
 
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