phr. a piece of ass (或 tail) 〈俚〉〈粗〉性感女人
a piece of cake 〈口〉容易(或轻松愉快)的事情
a piece of goods 〈俚〉〈谑〉人(尤指女人)
a piece of one's mind 〈口〉严厉责备；直言
give sb. a piece of one's mind 严厉批评某人
a piece of piss 〈英口〉〈粗〉容易的事情
a piece of the action〈口〉(所参与的)一部分活动；一份好处
a piece of work 1. 作品，产品
2. 〈贬〉人
a nasty piece of work 下流坯
She is a pretty grand piece of work. 她是一个极为自负的人。
break into (或 to) pieces (使)成为碎片
The teapot fell and was broken to pieces. 茶壶掉下，摔成了碎片。
by the piece 按件(或个等)计算
pay the workers by the piece 计件付工人工资
sell sth. by the piece 论件出售某物
come to pieces 被拆开
Does this machine come to pieces? 这机器能拆吗?
fall to pieces 〈方〉〈澳俚〉生孩子
go (all) to pieces 1. 成碎片；瓦解
The ship went to pieces on the rocks. 船触礁，撞得粉碎。
The economy of that country went to pieces. 该国经济彻底崩溃。
His marriage went to pieces. 他的婚姻破裂了。
2. 〈口〉(在身体、精神、道德方面)崩溃，垮掉；十分激动，极度紧张(以至失去控制能力)
go to pieces from shock 惊惶失措
She went to pieces when her husband died. 丈夫死时她悲痛欲绝，心力交瘁。
in one piece (东西)完好的(地)，未损坏的(地)；(人)未受伤的(地)，平安无恙的(地)
arrive all in one piece 安全到达
in pieces 破碎了的；拆开的；毁了的
The plate is in pieces. 盘子碎了。
of a (或 one) piece (with) (与…)相似的，(与…)同类的；(与…)一致的
They seemed all of a piece. 他们十分相像。
This mean act of his is quite of a piece with his conduct generally. 他这种卑劣行径确如他平时的一贯行为。
pick (或 pull) to pieces 1. 把…撕成碎片
2. 把…批得体无完肤；对…吹毛求疵；严厉批评
He pulled their argument to pieces. 他把他们的论点驳得体无完肤。
pick up the pieces 〈口〉收拾残局；恢复正常
pick up the pieces and achieve political and economic stability 重整旗鼓实现政治和经济的稳定
piece by piece 逐个地；逐渐
We'll have to go through everything, piece by piece. 我们将不得不把所有东西一件一件地检查一遍。
We built it up again, piece by piece. 我们一点一点把它重造起来。
piece out 使完整(或完善)，使成整体
piece out a machine with scrap parts 用废旧零件装配成一台机器
piece out the full story from one's imagination 凭想象编成完整的故事
piece out the salary with perks 用额外津贴弥补工资不足
piece out a set of china 补齐一套瓷器
piece together 拼合；凑集
piece together a broken vase 把破碎的花瓶拼在一起
piece together a picture of an assassination attempt 构想一次行刺企图的前前后后
try to piece sb. together 试图勾勒出某人的总体形象
She pieced her story together from talks with fifty of her friends. 她找了50个朋友谈话，凑成了她的故事。
piece up 1. 修补，拼合(衣服等)
2. 〈美俚〉分赃
speak (或 say, state) one's piece 〈美〉说自己要说的话，发表意见；说自己学着说的东西
He said his little piece and then made no further contribution to the discussion. 他谈了些自己的意见后便没有对这次讨论再说什么。
He spoke his piece at the school graduation. 他在毕业典礼上作了演讲。
take to pieces (把…)拆开
take a machine to pieces 把机器拆开
Does the machine take to pieces? 这机器能拆开吗?
to pieces 1. 成碎片地；成组件地
2. 〈口〉无保留地；无约束地；完全地
3. 非常，极度
thrill sb. to pieces 使某人毛骨悚然(或十分激动)
He reads those books to pieces. 他把这些书读得烂熟。