pieces

英 [ˈpiːsɪz]

美 [ˈpiːsɪz]

n.  片; 块; 段; 截; 标准的量; 碎片; 碎块; 零件; 部件
v.  修补; 接合; 凑合
piece的第三人称单数和复数

牛津词典

• 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。
  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.
• piece和bit（非正式英国英语）是十分通用的词，可与大多数不可数名词连用：
  Piece and ( BrE informal ) bit are very general words and can be used with most uncountable nouns.
  1. 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
  2. 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
• 
  ( figurative )
  1. 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
  2. a slice of life
     （比喻）反映现实生活的电影（戏剧或书）
• chunk指厚厚的一块：
  A chunk is a thick, solid piece.
  1. a chunk of cheese/bread/rock
     一块厚干酪／面包／岩石
  2. a chunk of land (= a fairly large piece)
     一大块土地
• lump指无一定形状的一块、一团：
  A lump is a piece of something solid without any particular shape.
  1. a lump of coal/rock/mud
     一块煤／岩石；一团泥
• 该词亦可与可数名词连用表示小部分：
  It can also be used with countable nouns to mean a small part of something.
  1. fragments of glass
     玻璃碎片
  2. fragments of conversation
     （比喻）谈话花絮
  3. a fragment of the story
     故事的一个片段
• 亦可说：
  You can also say
  1. a speck of dust/dirt
     一点灰尘／污垢
  2. a speck of light
     一点光
• drop用于液体：
  Drop is used with liquids.
  1. a drop of water/rain/blood/milk/whisky
     一滴水／雨／血／牛奶／威士忌酒
• pinch指一撮、一捏、一掐：
  A pinch is as much as you can hold between your finger and thumb.
  1. a pinch of salt/cinnamon
     一撮盐／肉桂
• portion指够一人用的一份、一客：
  A portion is enough for one person.
  1. a portion of chicken
     一份鸡肉

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （断下、撕下或切下的）块，片，段，截
  Apiece ofsomething is an amount of it that has been broken off, torn off, or cut off.
  1. ...a piece of cake.
     一块蛋糕
  2. ...a piece of wood.
     一截木头
  3. ...a few words scrawled on a piece of paper...
     潦草写在一张纸上的几个词
  4. Cut the ham into pieces...
     把火腿切成片。
  5. Do you want another piece?
     你还想再来一块吗？
• N-COUNT （尤指可拆卸的）部件，部分
  Apieceof an object is one of the individual parts or sections which it is made of, especially a part that can be removed.
  1. ...assembling objects out of standard pieces...
     用标准部件组装物品
  2. The equipment was taken down the shaft in pieces.
     该设备被拆卸成几部分送下了井。
• N-COUNT （土地的）一块，一片
  Apiece ofland is an area of land.
  1. People struggle to get the best piece of land.
     人们竞相争夺最好的土地。
• N-COUNT （与不可数名词连用）桩，项，条，件
  You can usepiece ofwith many uncount nouns to refer to an individual thing of a particular kind. For example, you can refer to some advice as apiece of advice.
  1. 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。
  2. It is a highly complex piece of legislation.
     它是一项非常复杂的法规。
  3. ...an interesting piece of information.
     一则有趣的信息
  4. ...a sensitive piece of equipment used to detect radiation.
     一台灵敏的探测辐射设备
  5. ...a sturdy piece of furniture...
     一件结实的家具
  6. What essential piece of clothing would you take?
     你会带哪件必不可少的衣服呢？
• N-COUNT （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 apiece.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a vaguely familiar orchestral piece...
     隐约有点熟悉的一首管弦乐
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT （一件）艺术品
  You can refer to a work of art as apiece.
  1. 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。
  2. None of the pieces is insured.
     没有一件艺术品上过保险。
• 硬币
  You can refer to specific coins aspieces. For example, a 10ppieceis a coin that is worth 10p.
• 棋子
  Thepieceswhich you use when you play a board game such as chess are the specially made objects which you move around on the board.
• QUANT （某物的）一部分，一份
  A piece ofsomething is part of it or a share of it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
• See also:museum pieceparty pieceset piece
• PHRASE 向…表明不满；对…直言
  If yougivesomeonea piece ofyourmind, you tell them very clearly that you think they have behaved badly.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE （与…）一致
  If something with several different parts isall of a piece, each part is consistent with the others. If one thing isof a piece withanother, it is consistent with it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 安然无恙的；完好无损的
  If someone or something is stillin one pieceafter a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
  1. ...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
• PHRASE 说自己想说的话；（毫不保留且不受打断地）发表意见
  If yousayyourpiece, you say everything you want to say about a particular matter without being interrupted, although people may be wanting to express opposing views.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 成碎片地；散了架地；成组件地
  You useto piecesin 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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？
• PHRASE （难过或紧张得）崩溃，垮掉
  If yougo to pieces, you are so upset or nervous that you lose control of yourself and cannot do what you should do.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 把…说得一钱不值；把…批得体无完肤
  If someonetearsyouto pieces,pullsyour workto pieces, orpicksyour workto pieces, they criticize you or your work very severely.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 下流坯；坏东西；恶棍
  If you say that someone isa nasty piece of work, you mean that they are very unkind or unpleasant.
• a piece of the action→ see:action

双语例句

• The plane broke into three pieces.
  飞机断成了三截。
• She put the pieces of card in her pocket.
  她把那些硬纸片放进了口袋。
• Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
  那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。
• The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces
  尺子裂开了，碎成了小片。
• 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。
• We brought along pieces of old bread and fed the birds
  我们拿了几片陈面包来喂鸟。
• The bottle was shattered to pieces.
  瓶子被砸碎了。
• The glass is smashed to pieces.
  玻璃杯打碎了。
• 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。
• Audiences were going to be polled on which of three pieces of contemporary music they liked best
  将对观众进行民意调查，询问他们在3部当代音乐作品中最喜欢哪一部。