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单词 pie-counter
释义

pie1 /pī/

noun
  1. A quantity of meat, fruit, or other food baked within or under a crust of prepared pastry
  2. An easy thing (informal)
  3. A welcome luxury, prize, or spoil (informal)
ORIGIN: Origin unknown; poss from pie3, as a miscellaneous collector; the Gaelic pighe is from English

pie chart, pie diagram or pie graph noun

A circle divided into sections by radii so as to show relative numbers or quantities

pieˈ-counter noun

  1. A counter at which pies are sold
  2. The source of patronage, bribes, spoils of office (US; archaic)

pieˈcrust noun

The pastry covering or enclosing a pie

piecrust table noun

A Chippendale table with a carved raised edge

pieˈdish noun

A deep dish in which pies are made

pieˈ-eyed adjective (slang)

Drunk

pieˈman noun

Someone who sells pies, esp in the street

pieˈ-plant noun (US dialect)

Rhubarb

pieˈ-shop noun

a finger in the pie see under finger

Périgord pie

A pie of partridge flavoured with truffles (Périgord, France, now contained in the departments of Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne)

pie in the sky

Some improbable future good promised without guarantee (from an early 20c song)

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