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/pi?s,pis/
n. [C ] S1 W1
英
[pi?s]
MEANINGS
义项
1.
AMOUNT
量
an
amount of something that has been separated from
the main part
片；块；段；截
?Cut off a piece of wood 5 cm in
length.
截下一段五厘米长的木头。
?His trousers were held up
with
a piece of string.
他的裤子靠一根细绳系着。
?Would you like a small or a large
piece?
你想要一小块还是一大块？
?Chop the potato into
bite
-sized pieces.
把马铃薯切成小块。
[+ of]
?He broke
off a piece of bread and gave it her.
他掰下一块面包递给她。
cut/divide etc sth into pieces
?She cut the
c
ake into four equal pieces.
她把蛋糕切成大小相等的四块。
2.
PART
部分
one of the parts that
something divides or breaks into
碎片，碎块；断片，切片
THESAURUS
PART
?Individual
pieces of text can be cut and pasted to their
correct position.
文字的每一段都可以
剪
贴到正确位置上。
?jigsaw
pieces
拼图的拼片
?His father had taught him how
to
take a gun to pieces .
他父亲教过他怎么拆枪。
?The shelving
comes to
pieces (= divides into separate parts ) for easy
transport.
架子可以拆卸，
以便运输。
?The shower head
just
came to pieces (= broke into
separate parts ) in my hand.
花洒就在我手
中裂开了。
?The fireplace was
carefully dismantled
piece by piece (=
one part at a time ) .
壁炉被小心地逐
块拆下。
[+ of]
?a piece of broken glass
一片碎玻璃
in pieces
?The
china dish lay in pieces on the floor.
瓷盘碎片散落在地上。
3.
SINGLE ITEM
单个物品
a single thing of a
particular type, or something that is one of
several similar things
一个；一片；一块；一件；一张
[+ of]
?Pass me
another piece of paper.
再给我一张纸。
?You should eat three pieces of fruit a
day.
你应该每天吃三个水果。
?She was wearing a single piece of
jewel
lery.
她只戴了一件首饰。
?You need to examine every piece of
evidence first.
你首先要检查每一件证据。
?an excellent piece of work
一件出色的作品
?a major piece of legislation
一项主要立法
?a piece of equipment
一台设备
four-piece/
60-piece etc
(=consisting of four, 60 etc separate parts)
四件的
/
60
件的等
?a
five
-piece band
五人乐队
?a
three-piece suite
三件套沙发
4.
SMALL AMOUNT
少量
[usually
singular,
一般用单数
] a small
amount of something that is interesting, useful,
or unusual
in some way
一点
?We’re witnessing a piece of history in
the making.
我们正在见证一段新的历史。
piece of
advice/information/gossip etc
?Let me give you a piece of advice.
让我给你一点忠告吧。
piece of luck/good fortune
?It really was an extraordinary piece
of luck.
那真是特别幸运。
5.
LAND
土地
an area of land
〔土地〕一片
[+ of]
?a piece
of waste ground
一片荒地
?a dispute about a piece of
land
一块土地引起的纠纷
6.
fall to pieces
to become old and in bad
condition
破败，残破
?All my clothes are falling to pieces.
我所有的衣服都破旧不堪。
?They’ve let that lovely old house fall
to pieces around them.
他们任由那所漂亮的老房子在他
们身边日渐衰败。
to no longer be successful
or working well
没落；崩溃，瓦解
?The economy is falling to
pieces.
经济日渐凋零。
7.
go to pieces
if a person or what they do goes to
pieces, they are so upset or nervous that they
cannot live,
work, or perform as they
should
〔因伤心、紧张不安而〕崩溃，垮掉
?He just went to pieces after his wife
died.
妻子去世后他完全垮了。
?Her performance goes to
pieces when her father is watching.
爸爸观
看她演出的时候，她紧张
得完全乱了套。
8.
smash/rip/tear sth to
pieces
to
damage something badly by breaking it into many
parts
把某物摔成
/
撕成碎片
?Hi
s arm was ripped to
pieces by a shark.
他的一只胳膊被鲨鱼撕碎了。
?Wear thick gloves, otherwise you’ll
tear your fingers to pieces.
戴上厚手套，否则会弄破手指
的。
9.
pull/rip/tear sb/sth to
pieces
to
criticize someone or their ideas very severely
严厉批评某人
[
某人的观点
]
?Donna
could
t
ear
your
work
to
pieces,
and
frequently
did.
唐
娜能把你的工作批评得一无是
处，她经常这样。
10.
ART/MUSIC ETC
艺术
/
音乐等
something that has been
produced by an artist, musician, or writer
〔艺术家、音乐家或作家的〕作品
THESAURUS
MUSIC
?The LSO will perform a
much
-loved concert piece.
伦敦
交响乐团将演奏一首深受欢迎的音乐
会曲目。
piece of
music/writing/sculpture etc
?some unusual pieces of sculpture
一些独特的雕塑作品
11.
NEWS ITEM
新闻
a
short article
in
a
newspaper
or
magazine
or
part
of
a
television
or
radio
programme
that
is
about a particular subject
〔报纸、杂志的〕文章，短文；〔电视、电台的〕报道
[+ about/on]
?Did you read that piece in ‘The
Observer’ about censorship?
《
观察家报》上那篇有关审查制
度的文章你看了吗？
?Robert
wrote a short piece on the earthquake.
罗伯特写了一篇关于地震的短文。
12.
in one piece
informal if you arrive somewhere in one
piece, you are not injured
安然无恙的
?Cheer up. At least you’re
still in one piece .
振作一点，至少你还是平平安安的。
?Ring mum and let her know
we
got here in one piece .
给
妈妈打电话，告诉她我们平安到达
了。
13.
give sb a piece of your
mind
informal
to tell someone that you are very angry with them
告诉某人你很生他的气