piece·meal /ˈpiːsmiːl/ ad. | a. | n. | vt.I ad. 1. 一件一件地，逐个地；逐渐地；零碎地 Airports were set up piecemeal. 机场一个个建造起来。 2. 成碎片地 The beasts will tear you piecemeal. 野兽将把你撕成碎片。 II a. 逐个的；逐渐的；零碎的 a piecemeal compliance with the law 对法律逐步遵奉的过程 III n. 片，块 by piecemeal 逐渐 IV vt. 把…弄成碎片；瓜分(out) piecemeal the enemy 瓦解敌人