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Piece Small Informal Part Cut Amount Work Countable

The word "piece" primarily refers to a part or portion of something that has been separated or cut. It can also denote a component of an object, a segment of land, a single item of a set, or an artistic or written work. Common phrases include "piece of cake" (something easy), "give someone a piece of your mind" (to express disapproval), and "in one piece" (unharmed).

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](断下、撕下或切下的)块,片,段,截 A piece of something is an amount of it that has been broken off, torn off, or cut off.
  [usu N of n]
  • ...a piece of cake.

    一块蛋糕

  • ...a piece of wood.

    一截木头

  • ...a few words scrawled on a piece of paper...

    潦草写在一张纸上的几个词

  • Cut the ham into pieces...

    把火腿切成片。

  • Do you want another piece?

    你还想再来一块吗?

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指可拆卸的)部件,部分 A piece of an object is one of the individual parts or sections which it is made of, especially a part that can be removed.
  • ...assembling objects out of standard pieces...

    用标准部件组装物品

  • The equipment was taken down the shaft in pieces.

    该设备被拆卸成几部分送下了井。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](土地的)一块,一片 A piece of land is an area of land.
  [usu N of n]
  • People struggle to get the best piece of land.

    人们竞相争夺最好的土地。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](与不可数名词连用)桩,项,条,件 You can use piece of with many uncount nouns to refer to an individual thing of a particular kind. For example, you can refer to some advice as a piece of advice.
  [N of n]
  • When I produced this piece of work, my lecturers were very critical...

    当我拿出这件作品时,我的讲师们提出了诸多批评意见。

  • It is a highly complex piece of legislation.

    它是一项非常复杂的法规。

  • ...an interesting piece of information.

    一则有趣的信息

  • ...a sensitive piece of equipment used to detect radiation.

    一台灵敏的探测辐射设备

  • ...a sturdy piece of furniture...

    一件结实的家具

  • What essential piece of clothing would you take?

    你会带哪件必不可少的衣服呢?

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](报纸或杂志上的一篇)文章;(一首或一部)音乐作品;(一段)广播节目;(一出)戏剧 You can refer to an article in a newspaper or magazine, some music written by someone, a broadcast, or a play as a piece .
  • I disagree with Andrew Russell over his piece on British Rail.

    我不同意安德鲁·拉塞尔那篇关于英国铁路公司的文章。

  • ...a vaguely familiar orchestral piece...

    隐约有点熟悉的一首管弦乐

  • The day after his death there was a piece about him on television.

    他去世的第二天,电视上播放了一段关于他的报道。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](一件)艺术品 You can refer to a work of art as a piece .
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Each piece is unique, an exquisite painting of a real person, done on ivory...

    每一件艺术品都是绘在象牙上的精美绝伦的真人肖像,都是独一无二的。

  • None of the pieces is insured.

    没有一件艺术品上过保险。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]硬币 You can refer to specific coins as pieces. For example, a 10p piece is a coin that is worth 10p.
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]棋子 The pieces which you use when you play a board game such as chess are the specially made objects which you move around on the board.
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      [QUANT 数量词](某物的)一部分,一份 A piece of something is part of it or a share of it.
        [QUANT of def-n]
        [AM 美]
      • They got a small piece of the net profits and a screen credit.

        他们得到了一小部分纯利润以及电影演职人员字幕中的署名权。

      • ...the disclosure that Texas Air might sell a piece or all of Continental.

        得克萨斯航空公司可能会卖掉部分或整个大陆航空公司这一消息的披露

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      See also:
      museum piece
      party piece
      set piece
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        [PHRASE 短语]向…表明不满;对…直言 If you give someone a piece of your mind, you tell them very clearly that you think they have behaved badly.
          [V inflects]
          [INFORMAL 非正式]
        • How very thoughtless. I'll give him a piece of my mind.

          真是太没头脑了,我要告诉他我很生气。

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        [PHRASE 短语](与…)一致 If something with several different parts is all of a piece, each part is consistent with the others. If one thing is of a piece with another, it is consistent with it.
          [v-link PHR]
        • At its peak in the Thirties, Underground design and architecture was all of a piece...

          在30年代的顶峰时期,地铁的设计和建筑风格都一模一样。

        • The essays that Parsons completed in the latter part of his life are of a piece with his earlier work.

          帕森斯后半生完成的文章和他的早期著作一脉相承。

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        [PHRASE 短语]安然无恙的;完好无损的 If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
          [v-link PHR]
        • ...providing that my brother gets back alive and in one piece from his mission.

          如果我哥哥执行任务能够平安归来

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        [PHRASE 短语]说自己想说的话;(毫不保留且不受打断地)发表意见 If you say your piece, you say everything you want to say about a particular matter without being interrupted, although people may be wanting to express opposing views.
          [V inflects]
        • I'll answer your questions when I've said my piece.

          说完我想说的,我会回答你的问题。

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        [PHRASE 短语]成碎片地;散了架地;成组件地 You use to pieces in expressions such as 'smash to pieces', and mainly in British English 'fall to pieces' or 'take something to pieces', when you are describing how something is broken or comes apart so that it is in separate pieces.
          [PHR after v]
        • If the shell had hit the boat, it would have blown it to pieces...

          如果炮弹击中了小船,它早就被炸成碎片了。

        • He took it all to pieces, cleaned it inside and out and put it together again...

          他把它全拆了,里外清洁了一下,然后又装了起来。

        • Do you wear your old clothes until they fall to pieces?

          你一直穿你的旧衣服,直到穿烂了为止吗?

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        [PHRASE 短语](难过或紧张得)崩溃,垮掉 If you go to pieces, you are so upset or nervous that you lose control of yourself and cannot do what you should do.
          [V inflects]
          [INFORMAL 非正式]
        • She's a strong woman, but she nearly went to pieces when Arnie died.

          她是个坚强的女性,但阿尼去世时,她几乎崩溃了。

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        [PHRASE 短语]把…说得一钱不值;把…批得体无完肤 If someone tears you to pieces ,pulls your work to pieces, or picks your work to pieces, they criticize you or your work very severely.
          [V inflects]
          [INFORMAL 非正式]
        • He made numerous errors of fact and was torn to pieces during the subsequent question time...

          他犯了数不清的事实错误,并在随后的答疑时间中被批得体无完肤。

        • Every error is captured, every decision picked to pieces.

          每个错误都会被抓住,每个决定都会被骂得一无是处。

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        [PHRASE 短语]下流坯;坏东西;恶棍 If you say that someone is a nasty piece of work, you mean that they are very unkind or unpleasant.
          [usu v-link PHR]
          [disapproval]
          [BRIT 英]
          [INFORMAL 非正式]
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          a piece of the action→see:
          action
          ; bits and pieces→see:
          bit
          ; a piece of cake→see:
          cake

          to pick up the pieces→see:
          pick up
            相关词组:
            piece together

            Oxford piece / piːs ; NAmE piːs /
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            piece pieces pieced piecing
            noun separate amount 分离的量 1 [countable ] piece(of sth) ( used especially with ofand uncountable nouns 尤与 of 和不可数名词连用 ) an amount of sth that has been cut or separated from the rest of it; a standard amount of sth 片;块;段;截;标准的量 a piece of string/wood 一截绳子;一块木头 She wrote something on a small piece of paper. 她在一小片纸上写了点什么。 a large piece of land 一大片土地 a piece of cake/cheese/meat 一块蛋糕╱奶酪╱肉 He cut the pizza into bite-sized pieces. 他把比萨饼切成一口一块的小块。 I've got a piece of grit in my eye. 我眼里进了一粒沙子。 part 部份 2 [countable ,  usually plural ] one of the bits or parts that sth breaks into 碎片;碎块 There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road. 道路上布满了碎玻璃。 The boat had been smashed to pieceson the rocks. 小船在岩石上撞得粉碎。 The vase lay in pieceson the floor. 花瓶碎片散落在地上。 3 [countable ] one of the parts that sth is made of 零件;部件 He tookthe clock to pieces. 他把钟拆散了。 a missing piece of the puzzle 拼图玩具丢失的一片 The bridge was taken down piece by piece. 桥梁被一部份一部份地拆毁。 a 500-piece jigsaw 一副 500 片的拼图玩具 see also
            one-piece
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            two-piece
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            three-piece
            single item 单件 4 [countable ] ( used especially with ofand uncountable nouns 尤与 of 和不可数名词连用 ) a single item of a particular type, especially one that forms part of a set (尤指一套中的)一件,一台 a piece of clothing/furniture/luggage 一件衣服╱家具╱行李 a piece of equipment/machinery 一台设备╱机器 a 28-piece dinner service 一套 28 件的餐具 5 [countable ] pieceof sth used with many uncountable nouns to describe a single example or an amount of sth 条;项;点 a piece of advice/information/news 一条建议╱信息╱消息 an interesting piece of research 一项有趣的研究 Isn't that a piece of luck? 那难道不是有点运气? 6 [countable ] piece(of sth) a single item of writing, art, music, etc. that sb has produced or created (文章、艺术品、音乐作品等的)一件,一篇,一首,一支 a piece of art/music/poetry, etc. 一件艺术品、一支乐曲、一首诗歌等 They performed pieces by Bach and Handel. 他们演奏了巴赫和亨德尔的几支曲子。 ( formal) They have some beautiful pieces (= works of art, etc.)in their home. 他们家中珍藏了一些精美的艺术品。 see also
            masterpiece
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            museum piece
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            party piece
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            period piece
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            showpiece
            news article 新闻报道 7 [countable ] an article in a newspaper or magazine or a broadcast on television or radio (新闻传媒的)文章,报道 Did you see her piece about the Internet in the paper today? 你看了今天报纸上她写的关于互联网的文章没有? see also
            set piece1 ()
            coin 硬币 8 [countable ] a coin of the value mentioned (某价值的)硬币 a 50p piece 一枚 50 便士的硬币 a five-cent piece 一枚五分的硬币 in chess, etc. 国际象棋等 9 [countable ] one of the small figures or objects that you move around in games such as chess 棋子 share of sth 份额 10 [singular ] pieceof sth ( especially NAmE) a part or share of sth 部份;份额 companies seeking a piece of the market 争取市场份额的公司 gun 11 [countable ] ( NAmE) ( slang) a gun 枪支;枪 distance 距离 12 a piece [singular ] ( old-fashioned) ( NAmE informal) a short distance 短距离;一小段距离 She lives down the road a piece from here. 她住在路那头离这里不远的地方。 HELP  You will find other compounds ending in pieceat their place in the alphabet. 其他以 piece 结尾的复合词可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 IDIOMS a/some ˌpiece of ˈwork ( NAmE) ( informal) used to express the fact that you admire sb or find them amusing, often when they have done sth that surprises you 了不起的人;与众不同的人 You're some piece of work, Jack, do you know that? 你知道吗,杰克?你真了不起。 fall to ˈpieces 1 ( usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时 ) (of things 东西 ) to become very old and in bad condition because of long use 用太久而变得破旧不堪 SYN fall apart Our car is falling to pieces, we've had it so long. 我们的汽车已破旧不堪,我们已用了它很久了。 2 (of a person, an organization, a plan, etc. 人、机构、计划等 ) to stop working; to be destroyed 停止运作;崩溃;瓦解 He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. 他担心没有了他企业将会倒闭。 give sb a piece of your ˈmind ( informal) to tell sb that you disapprove of their behaviour or are angry with them 表明对某人的行为不满;向某人表示恼火 go to ˈpieces ( informal) (of a person ) to be so upset or afraid that you cannot manage to live or work normally 身心崩溃;沮丧至极 (all) in one ˈpiece ( informal) safe; not damaged or hurt, especially after a journey or dangerous experience 安然无恙(尤指旅行或经历危险之后) They were lucky to get home in one piece. 他们能平安返家真是幸运。 (all) of a ˈpiece ( formal) 1 all the same or similar 一模一样;相仿 The houses are all of a piece. 这些房子千篇一律。 2 all at the same time 同时;一起 The house was built all of a piece in 1754. 整所房子是在 1754 年建造完成的。 pick/pull/tear sb/sth to ˈpieces/ˈshreds ( informal) to criticize sb, or their work or ideas, very severely 严厉斥责;痛斥;批评得体无完肤 a ˌpiece of ˈcake ( informal) a thing that is very easy to do 轻而易举的事;举手之劳 a ˌpiece of ˈpiss ( BrE) ( taboo, slang) a thing that is very easy to do 小菜一碟;轻而易举的事 more at
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            verb PHRASAL VERB ˌpiece sth↔toˈgether 1 to understand a story, situation, etc. by taking all the facts and details about it and putting them together 组合资料(以便了解情况) Police are trying to piece together the last hours of her life. 警方正努力理清她在死亡之前数小时的情况。 2 to put all the separate parts of sth together to make a complete whole 拼凑;拼合 SYN
            assemble
            to piece together a jigsaw 拼合拼图
            VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充 Pieces If you want to talk about a small amount or one example of something that is normally an uncountable noun, there is a range of words you can use. You must choose the right one to go with the substance you are talking about. 许多表示少量、一个等的词可用以修饰不可数名词,但必须选择能与该物质名词搭配得当的词。 Pieceand ( BrE, informal) bitare very general words and can be used with most uncountable nouns. *piece 和 bit (非正式英式英语)是十分通用的词,可与大多数不可数名词连用: a piece of paper / wood / string / cake / fruit / meat / work / research / advice 一张纸;一块木头;一根绳子;一块蛋糕;一个水果;一块肉;一件工作;一项研究;一个忠告 a bit of paper / work / chocolate / luck. 一小片纸;一点工作;一小块巧克力;一点运气 A sliceis a thin flat piece. *slice 指薄片: a slice of bread / cake / salami / cheese / pie / apple 一片面包/蛋糕/萨拉米香肠/干酪/馅饼/苹果 ( figurative) a slice of life (电影、戏剧或书中的)现实生活片断 A chunkis a thick, solid piece. *chunk 指厚厚的一块: a chunk of cheese / bread / rock 一块厚干酪/面包/岩石 a chunk of land (= a fairly large piece) 一大块土地 A lumpis a piece of something solid without any particular shape. *lump 指无一定形状的一块、一团: a lump of coal / rock / mud 一块煤/岩石;一团泥 A fragmentis a very small piece of something that is broken or damaged. *fragment 指碎片、破片: fragments of glass 玻璃碎片 ( figurative) fragments of conversation 谈话片断 It can also be used with countable nouns to mean a small part of something. 该词亦可与可数名词连用表示小部份: a fragment of the story 故事的一个片段 A speckis a tiny piece of powder. *speck 指小颗粒、微粒: a speck of dust / dirt 一点灰尘/污垢 You can also say 也可以说: a speck of light 一点光 Dropis used with liquids. *drop 用于液体: a drop of water / rain / blood / milk / whisky 一滴水/雨/血/牛奶/威士忌酒 A pinchis as much as you can hold between your finger and thumb. *pinch 指一撮、一捏、一掐: a pinch of salt / cinnamon 一撮盐/肉桂粉 A portionis enough for one person. *portion 指够一人用的一份、一客: a portion of chicken 一份鸡肉 piece / piːs ; NAmE piːs /
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            piece1 noun
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            piecepiece1 /piːs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]
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            1piece (1)amount an amount of something that has been separated from the main partpiece of He broke off a piece of bread and gave it her. Cut off a piece of wood 5 cm in length. His trousers were held up with a piece of string. Would you like a small or a large piece?cut/divide etc something into pieces She cut the cake into four equal pieces. Chop the potato into bite-sized pieces.2part one of the parts that something divides or breaks intopiece of a piece of broken glass Individual pieces of text can be cut and pasted to their correct position.in pieces The china dish lay in pieces on the floor. jigsaw pieces His father had taught him how to take a gun to pieces. The shelving comes to pieces (=divides into separate parts) for easy transport. The shower head just came to pieces (=broke into separate parts) in my hand. The fireplace was carefully dismantled piece by piece (=one part at a time). see thesaurus at
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            3single item a single thing of a particular type, or something that is one of several similar thingspiece of Pass me another piece of paper. You should eat three pieces of fruit a day. She was wearing a single piece of jewellery. You need to examine every piece of evidence first. an excellent piece of work a major piece of legislation a piece of equipmentfour-piece/60-piece etc (=consisting of four, 60 etc separate parts) a five-piece band a three-piece suite (=two chairs and a sofa)4small amount [usually singular] a small amount of something that is interesting, useful, or unusual in some waypiece of advice/information/gossip etc Let me give you a piece of advice. We’re witnessing a piece of history in the making.piece of luck/good fortune It really was an extraordinary piece of luck.5land an area of landpiece of a piece of waste ground a dispute about a piece of land6fall to pieces a)to become old and in bad condition:  All my clothes are falling to pieces. They’ve let that lovely old house fall to pieces around them. b)to no longer be successful or working well:  The economy is falling to pieces.7go 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:  He just went to pieces after his wife died. Her performance goes to pieces when her father is watching.8smash/rip/tear something to pieces to damage something badly by breaking it into many parts:  His arm was ripped to pieces by a shark. Wear thick gloves, otherwise you’ll tear your fingers to pieces.9pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces to criticize someone or their ideas very severely:  Donna could tear your work to pieces, and frequently did.10art/music etc something that has been produced by an artist, musician, or writerpiece of music/writing/sculpture etc some unusual pieces of sculpture The LSO will perform a much-loved concert piece. see thesaurus at
            music
            11news item a short article in a newspaper or magazine or part of a television or radio programme that is about a particular subjectpiece about/on Did you read that piece in ‘The Observer’ about censorship? Robert wrote a short piece on the earthquake.12in one piece informal if you arrive somewhere in one piece, you are not injured:  Cheer up. At least you’re still in one piece. Ring Mum and let her know we got here in one piece.13give somebody a piece of your mind informal to tell someone that you are very angry with them:  After the game he gave the players a piece of his mind.14be a piece of cake informal to be very easy to do:  Landing this type of aircraft is a piece of cake for an experienced pilot.15be a piece of piss British English spoken not polite to be very easy to do16a piece of the action informal a share of the money from a business activity:  And will foreign firms get a piece of the action?17be (all) of a piece a)if the things someone says or does are all of a piece, they are part of the typical behaviour of that personpiece with Sexist language is all of a piece with the way some men treat women. b)to be the same or similar in all parts:  The architecture here is all of a piece.18money a)a coin of a particular valueten pence/50-cent etc piece Have you change for a 50-cent piece? b)old use a coin:  Robert slipped two gold pieces into the man’s hand.19games a small object used in a game such as chess20gun American English informal a small gun21across the piece in all parts of an organization, system, activity etc SYN  across the board:  We will be making changes across the piece.22be a (real) piece of work spoken informal especially American English to be someone who does nasty things or deceives people in order to get what they want23be a piece of shit/crap spoken not polite used to show that you do not respect someone or something they say24piece of ass American English informal not polite an offensive expression for a woman. Do not use this expression. how long is a piece of string?
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            THESAURUSpiece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part: · Could I have another piece of cake?· a piece of broken glass· Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces: · The notes were written on bits of paper.· He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape: · two lumps of sugar· a lump of coal· a lump of clayscrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed: · I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.· The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc: · a strip of cloth· The leather had been cut into strips.sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal: · a blank sheet of paper· a sheet of aluminiumslice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece: · a slice of pizza· Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal: · The fruit was cut into large chunks.· a chunk of breadhunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc: · a big hunk of cheese· hunks of concreteblock a piece of something solid, which has straight sides: · concrete blocks· a block of cheese· a block of iceslab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc: · The floor had been made from stone slabs.· a slab of beefcube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food: · a cube of sugar· ice cubeswedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal: · a wedge of cheesebar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides: · a chocolate bar· a bar of soap· gold bars worth more than £26 millionrasher British English a slice of bacon: · I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.a small piecefragment a small piece that has broken off something, especially something hard: · The window shattered, covering them with fragments of glass.· They found fragments of bone.crumb a very small piece of bread, cake etc: · There were just a few crumbs left on the plate.speck a piece of something such as dirt or dust which is so small you almost cannot see it: · She brushed the specks of dust from the table.drop a very small amount of a liquid: · There were drops of blood on the floor.· I felt a drop of rain.COLLOCATIONS CHECKlump of sugar/rock/metal/earthscrap of paperstrip of cloth/papersheet of paper/metal/glassslice of bread/pizza/cake/meatchunk of fruit/breadblock of ice/stone/woodslab of rock/stone/meatbar of soap/chocolate/candy/metalrasher of baconspeck of dirt/dustdrop of blood/rain/liquid
            piece1 noun
            piece2 verb
            piecepiece2 ●○○ verb
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            piece something ↔ together phrasal verb1to use all the information you have about a situation in order to discover the truth about it:  Police are trying to piece together his movements before the murder. Her early life has been pieced together from several different sources.2to put all the separate parts of an object into the correct order or position:  He slowly pieced together the torn fragments of a letter.
            WDF

            piece

            [pi:s]pieced, piecing, pieces

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            pieced[428] pieces[38762] piecing[332]
            块(52%),件(18%),片(15%),篇(6%),作品(5%),碎片(2%),修补(2%)
            n.块;件;篇;硬币
            vt.修补;接合;凑合

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