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单词 piece
释义

piece

UK /piːs/

Word Forms

singularpiece
pluralpieces


  1. 1
    an individual object of a particular type
    piece of:

    I’ve used four pieces of paper already.

    Power tools can be expensive pieces of equipment.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for objects
    1. 1a
      a single instance of something of a particular type

      a piece of work/writing/research

      a piece of nonsense

      a piece of music

      a piece of information/advice/news

      Synonyms and related words

      Words for amounts of specific substances
  2. 2
    a part that has been cut, broken, or separated from something larger

    He divided the dough into four pieces.

    piece of:

    The longest piece of wood was over four metres.

    Can I offer you another piece of cake?

    a piece of land

    Synonyms and related words

    Small amounts or pieces of something
    1. 2a
      a part that you fit together with other parts to make something

      I didn’t expect the furniture to arrive in pieces.

      take something to pieces (=separate it into parts):

      We had to take the bed to pieces to get it down the stairs.

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for parts
  3. 3
    a written, musical, or artistic work that someone has produced

    This vase is a particularly beautiful piece.

    piece of:

    a piece of music/sculpture/poetry

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for works of art and pictures
    1. 3a
      an article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio programme

      My search began after reading a piece in the Daily Mirror.

      write/do a piece on/about something:

      He had previously written an investigative piece about the killings.

      Synonyms and related words

      Parts of newspapers and magazines
  4. 4
    an object that you move in a board game

    chess pieces

    Synonyms and related words

    Board games and playing board games
  5. 5
    Americaninformala gun
    Synonyms and related words

    Types of gun and general words for gun
  6. 6
    a coin that has a particular value

    a ten-pence piece

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for money, cash and coins
    1. 6a
      an old word meaning ‘coin’

      pieces of silver

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for money, cash and coins

phrases

across the piece
(all) of a piece
give someone a piece of your mind
go to pieces
in one piece
(a) piece of cake
a piece of the puzzle/jigsaw
pull/rip/tear etc someone/something to pieces
smash/break/tear etc something to pieces
someone is a piece of work

piece

US /pis/

Word Forms

singularpiece
pluralpieces


  1. 1
    countable an individual object of a particular type
    piece of:

    I’ve used four pieces of paper already.

    Power tools can be expensive pieces of equipment.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for objects
    1. 1a
      a single instance of something of a particular type

      a piece of work/writing/research

      a piece of nonsense

      a piece of music

      a piece of information/advice/news

      Synonyms and related words

      Words for amounts of specific substances
  2. 2
    countable a part that has been cut, broken, or separated from something larger

    He divided the dough into four pieces.

    piece of:

    The longest piece of wood was over fifteen feet.

    Would you like another piece of cake?

    a piece of land

    Synonyms and related words

    Small amounts or pieces of something
    1. 2a
      a part that you fit together with other parts to make something

      I didn’t expect the desk to arrive in pieces.

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for parts
  3. 3
    countable a written, musical, or artistic work that someone has produced

    This vase is a particularly beautiful piece.

    piece of:

    a piece of music/sculpture/poetry

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for works of art and pictures
    1. 3a
      an article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio program

      My search began after reading a piece in the New Yorker.

      write/do a piece on/about something:

      He had previously written an investigative piece about the killings.

      Synonyms and related words

      Parts of newspapers and magazines
  4. 4
    countable an object that you move in a board game

    chess pieces

    Synonyms and related words

    Board games and playing board games
  5. 5
    countable Americaninformala gun
    Synonyms and related words

    Types of gun and general words for gun
  6. 6
    countable a coin that has a particular value

    a five-cent piece

    Synonyms and related words

    General words for money, cash and coins
    1. 6a
      an old word meaning “coin”

      pieces of silver

      Synonyms and related words

      General words for money, cash and coins
  7. 7
    singular Americaninformala short distance

    You carry on up the river a piece.

    Synonyms and related words

    Specific types of distance

phrases

(all) of a piece
go to pieces
in one piece
(a) piece of cake
pull/rip/tear etc. someone/something to pieces
smash/break/tear etc. something to pieces
someone is a piece of work

piece

UK /piːs/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theypiece
he/she/itpieces
present participlepiecing
past tensepieced
past participlepieced


phrasal verb

piece together

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theypiece together
he/she/itpieces together
present participlepiecing together
past tensepieced together
past participlepieced together

  1. 1
    to learn the truth about something by considering all the separate bits of information you have

    Detectives are still piecing together the circumstances surrounding the incident.

    Synonyms and related words

    To learn new skills or information
  2. 2
    to make something by combining separate bits

    The rugs are constructed by piecing together different coloured strips.

    Synonyms and related words

    To combine things, or to combine well

piece

US /pis/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theypiece
he/she/itpieces
present participlepiecing
past tensepieced
past participlepieced


phrasal verb

piece together

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theypiece together
he/she/itpieces together
present participlepiecing together
past tensepieced together
past participlepieced together

  1. 1
    to learn the truth about something by considering all the separate bits of information you have

    Detectives are still piecing together the circumstances surrounding the accident.

    Synonyms and related words

    To learn new skills or information
  2. 2
    to make something by combining separate bits

    The rugs are constructed by piecing together different colored strips.

    Synonyms and related words

    To combine things, or to combine well
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