piece
noun [ C ] uk/piːs/ us/piːs/
(PART)
A2 块;片;段;碎片;碎块
a part of something
a piece of cloth torn from her coat 从她大衣上撕下的一块布
He cut the cake into six pieces. 他把蛋糕切成了6块。
This jigsaw puzzle has two pieces missing. 这套拼图玩具少了两块。
The vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts). 花瓶碎片散落一地。
She tried to break/tear a small piece off the edge. 她试图从边上撕下一小块。
The building was taken apart and reassembled piece by piece (= one part after another). 房子被拆开，又一块块地重新拼搭起来。
in one piece 整个地，完整地
as a single thing and not divided into smaller pieces
We want to sell the business in one piece. 我们想把公司整个卖掉。
come/fall to pieces 成为碎片
to break apart into smaller parts
The glass must have been cracked - it just fell to pieces in my hand. 玻璃杯肯定有裂缝——到我手上就碎了。
His clothes were dirty and falling to pieces. 他的衣服又脏又破。
- More examples
- I'm going to have another piece of cake.
- A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture.
- He broke off a piece of chocolate.
- I dropped the vase and it broke into pieces.
- She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.
(THING)
A2 （某类事物中的）一件，一个，一条
a single object of a particular type
a piece of furniture/clothing/equipment 一件家具／衣服／设备
a piece of paper (= a whole sheet) 一张纸
a piece of china (= an object made of china) 一件瓷器
a piece of information/advice 一条消息／建议
时尚华服，定制服装
an item of clothing, especially one that is expensive, fashionable, or individually made
Each piece is quite unique, owing to the fact that all her creations are hand-knitted. 她的每件时装都非常独特，因为她所有的作品都是手工编织的。
B2 （艺术家、音乐家或作家的）作品；篇，段，首，幅
something that has been created by an artist, musician, or writer
an orchestral/piano/instrumental piece 管弦乐／钢琴曲／器乐作品
a skilful piece of work/research 一件精巧的作品／一项富有技巧的研究
Did you read that piece (= article) in the newspaper? 你看报纸上的那篇文章了吗？
（一套或一组中的）一个，一件
a single thing that forms part of a set
a chess piece 一枚棋子
（某种币值的）硬币
a coin with a stated value
Could you swap me two quarters for a 50 cent piece? 你能帮我把一枚50美分的硬币换成两枚25美分的吗？
- More examples
- I read an interesting piece of information in the newspaper.
- If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background.
- Valuable pieces of china were on display in a glass-fronted cabinet.
- How many pieces of baggage do you have?
- The winning novel truly is a magnificent piece of writing.
(GUN)
old-fashioned枪;炮;手枪
a gun
an artillery piece 一门炮
US slang He was carrying a piece when he was arrested. 他被逮捕时身上有一把枪。
(BREAD)
Scottish English三明治
a sandwich
a ham piece 一个火腿三明治
Idioms
come to piecesidiom UK 可拆开，可拆卸
If something comes to pieces, it has been designed so that it can be divided into smaller parts.
give someone a piece of your mindidiom informal 严厉责备，斥责（某人）
to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong
I'm going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if the car's not fixed this time. 如果那辆车这次再修不好的话，我得教训那个机修工一顿。
go/fall to piecesidiom C2 （在精神方面）崩溃，垮掉;十分激动，极度紧张
If someone goes/falls to pieces, that person becomes unable to think clearly and control their emotions because of something unpleasant or difficult that they have experienced.
She just went (all) to pieces during finals. 她考试时脑子里一团糟。
（机构或系统）四分五裂，瓦解
If a relationship, organization, or system goes/falls to pieces, it fails.
Their marriage began to fall to pieces after only a few months. 才过了几个月，他们的婚姻就开始走下坡路了。
(all) in one pieceidiom 完好无损地，安然无恙地
not damaged
The radio had been stolen, but otherwise we got the car back (all) in one piece. 除了收音机被偷之外，我们的车子找回来时完好无损。
pick/pull someone/something to piecesidiom informal 严厉批评;把…批驳得体无完肤
to criticize someone or something severely
The moment she left, the rest of the family started to pull her to pieces. 她刚一离开，家里人就开始七嘴八舌地数落她。
piece of assidiom US offensive 尤物，美人
used to refer to a woman as a sexually attractive object
piece of cakeidiom informalB2 非常容易的事情
something that is very easy to do
The exam was a piece of cake. 考试很简单。
piece of the pieidiom informal…的一部分
a share of something
When the business started making money, everyone in his family wanted a piece of the pie. 当生意开始赚钱时，他家里所有人都想分一杯羹。
take something to piecesidiom 把…拆开
to separate something into smaller parts
If you take the bookcase to pieces, it will fit in the back of your car. 你把书柜拆开就能放进汽车后部了。