piece·meal

adjective

/ˈpiːsmiːl/

[usually before noun] (often disapproving)

done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning逐渐做成（或发生）的；零敲碎打的；零散的
- a piecemeal approach to dealing with the problem全无章法的解决问题的方式
- piecemeal changes零星的变化
- Alterations have been carried out on a piecemeal basis.改变是零碎进行的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Piecemeal is used with these nouns:
approach
fashion
reform
…
Word OriginMiddle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time’.

piece·meal

adverb

/ˈpiːsmiːl/

(often disapproving)

gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than in a way that is carefully planned at the beginning逐渐做成（或发生）的；零敲碎打的；零散的
- The reforms were implemented piecemeal.改革在零零星星地进行。
- The companies were broken up and sold off piecemeal over several years.这些公司在几年内被分拆并零散地出售。

单词	piecemeal
释义	piece·meal adjective /ˈpiːsmiːl/ /ˈpiːsmiːl/ [usually before noun] (often disapproving) done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning逐渐做成（或发生）的；零敲碎打的；零散的 a piecemeal approach to dealing with the problem全无章法的解决问题的方式 piecemeal changes零星的变化 Alterations have been carried out on a piecemeal basis.改变是零碎进行的。 Oxford Collocations DictionaryPiecemeal is used with these nouns: approach fashion reform … Word OriginMiddle English: from the noun piece + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time’. piece·meal adverb /ˈpiːsmiːl/ /ˈpiːsmiːl/ (often disapproving) gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than in a way that is carefully planned at the beginning逐渐做成（或发生）的；零敲碎打的；零散的 The reforms were implemented piecemeal.改革在零零星星地进行。 The companies were broken up and sold off piecemeal over several years.这些公司在几年内被分拆并零散地出售。
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