英语词汇“piece”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	piece
释义	piece —piece /piːs/ Ⅰ noun [C] (PART) 1 A2 a part of something: » a piece of cloth torn from her coat» He cut the cake into six pieces.» This jigsaw puzzle has two pieces missing.» The vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts).» She tried to break/tear a small piece off the edge.» The building was taken apart and reassembled piece by piece (= one part after another).Thesaurus⁺: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amounts in one piece 2 F0 as a single thing and not divided into smaller pieces: » We want to sell the business in one piece.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extreme come/fall to pieces 3 F0 to break apart into smaller parts: » The glass must have been cracked - it just fell to pieces in my hand.» His clothes were dirty and falling to pieces.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Tearing and breaking into pieces • • • Extra Examples:» I'm going to have another piece of cake.» A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture.» He broke off a piece of chocolate.» I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.» She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces. Ⅱ noun [C] (THING) 1 A2 a single object of a particular type: » a piece of furniture/clothing/equipment» a piece of paper (= a whole sheet)» a piece of china (= an object made of china)» a piece of information/adviceThesaurus⁺: ↑Objects - general words 2 B2 something that has been created by an artist, musician, or writer: » an orchestral/piano/instrumental piece» a skilful piece of work/research» Did you read that piece (= article) in the newspaper?Thesaurus⁺: ↑The visual arts in general 3 F0 a single thing that forms part of a set: » a chess pieceThesaurus⁺: ↑Words meaning parts of things 4 F0 a coin with a stated value: » Could you swap me a 20p piece for two tens?Thesaurus⁺: ↑Forms of money and methods of payment • • • Extra Examples:» I read an interesting piece of information in the newspaper.» If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.» Valuable pieces of china were on display in a glass-fronted cabinet.» How many pieces of baggage do you have?» The winning novel truly is a magnificent piece of writing. Ⅲ noun [C] _{OLD-FASHIONED} (GUN) ► F0 a gun: » an artillery piece» _{US SLANG} He was carrying a piece when he was arrested.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Handguns and rifles , ↑Aiming and aim , ↑Hand weapons
随便看	hairy haj hajj haka hake halal halcyon days hale and hearty half half a loaf is better than none half and half half an hour half as much again half-assed halfback half-baked half board half-brother half-caste half-cock half-cut half dead half decent half-hearted half-heartedly

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