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| 1 | +of an individual object of a particular type 一个，一件（东西） |
| I’ ve used four pieces of paper already. 我已经用掉了4张纸。 |
| Power tools can be expensive pieces of equipment. 动力工具可能会是价格昂贵的设备。 |
| | 1a | a single instance of something of a particular type 一件（或个、张、则等） | | a piece of work/writing/research 一件工作/一篇文章/一项研究 | | a piece of nonsense 一派胡言 | | a piece of music 一支乐曲 | | a piece of information/advice/news 一则信息/建议/新闻 | |
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| 2 | a part that has been cut , broken , or separated from something larger （整体的）部分，部件，碎片，碎块 |
| He divided the dough into four pieces. 他把面团分成4块。 |
| +of The longest piece of wood was over four metres. 最长的那段木头有4米多长。 |
| Can I offer you another piece of cake? 再给你来一块蛋糕好吗？ |
| a piece of land 一块土地 |
| | 2a | a part that you fit together with other parts to make something （成套物品的）部件，部分 | | I didn’ t expect the furniture to arrive in pieces. 我没想到家具送来的时候是散件。 | | take sth to pieces (=separate it into parts) We had to take the bed to pieces to get it down the stairs. 把某物拆开 | |
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| 3 | +of a single instance or amount of something of a particular type 一个；一件；一则；一项 |
| a piece of information/advice/evidence/legislation 一则信息/一个忠告/一条证据/一项立法 |
| a piece of work 一件工作 |
| I have another piece of news for you. 我还有一则消息要告诉你。 |
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| 4 | a written , musical , or artistic work that someone has produced （写作、音乐或艺术的）作品 |
| This vase is a particularly beautiful piece. 这个花瓶是件特别漂亮的作品。 |
| +of a piece of music/sculpture/poetry 一支乐曲/一件雕塑/一首诗 |
| | 4a | an article in a newspaper or magazine , or a part of a television or radio programme （报刊、电视或广播节目中的）文章 | | My search began after reading a piece in the Daily Mirror. 我是在读了《每日镜报》一篇文章之后开始我的搜寻的。 | | write/do a piece on/about sth He had previously written an investigative piece about the killings. 他先前曾就那些谋杀事件写过一篇调查性的文章。 | |
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| 5 | an object that you move in a board game 棋子 |
| chess pieces 国际象棋棋子 |
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| 6 | AMERICAN informal a gun 枪 |
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| 7 | a coin that has a particular value （某种面值的）硬币 |
| a ten-pence piece 10便士的硬币 |
| | 7a | an old word meaning ‘coin’ （coin 的古时用语） | | pieces of silver 银币 | |
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| - | (all) of a piece
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| the same as something else or as the rest of something |
| （与…）同类的；（与…）一致的 |
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| This latest action is all of a piece with his previous behaviour. 他最近的这一举措与先前的行为并无二致。 |
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| - | give sb a piece of your mind informal
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| to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrong |
| （因其做了错事而）怒斥某人 |
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| - | go to pieces informal
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| to be so nervous or worried that you cannot behave in a sensible way |
| （因紧张或焦虑而）崩溃，垮掉 |
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| If we mentioned the incident, she was likely to go to pieces. 如果我们提到这件事，她很可能会垮掉。 |
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| - | in one piece
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| not badly damaged or injured |
| 完好的；未受重伤（或重创）的 |
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| As far as I know, Barbara is still in one piece. 据我所知，芭芭拉并没有什么大碍。 |
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| - | a piece of cake informal
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| something that is very easy to do |
| 小菜一碟；轻而易举的事 |
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| - | a piece of the puzzle/jigsaw
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| a part of a complicated or continuing situation that helps you to understand it |
| （有助于解开谜底的）谜团中的一部分 |
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| Fortunately, the next step in the research process supplied the missing piece of the puzzle. 幸运的是，研究进程中的下一步提供了谜团中所缺失的那一部分。 |
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| - | a piece of piss BRITISH very informal
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| something that is very easy to do |
| 不费吹灰之力的事；轻而易举的事 |
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| - | pull/rip/tear etc/sb/sth to pieces
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| to criticize someone or something severely |
| 严厉批评（或极力谴责）某人/某物 |
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| Every suggestion was pulled to pieces by the committee. 每一项建议都被委员会批评得一无是处。 |
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| - | smash/break/tear etc sth to pieces
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| to break or destroy something completely |
| 彻底粉碎（或破坏）某物 |
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| The furniture had been smashed to pieces. 家具已经被砸得稀巴烂了。 |
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| See also | | - bit 2 | | - conversation piece | | - party piece | | - pick up | | - pieces of eight | | - set piece | | - say 1 | | - nasty 1 | |
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