piece

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 pēs

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
    — Near-synonyms: aspect, portion
  2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
    — a piece of machinery
  3. One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
    — Pawns, unlike pieces, move only in one direction: forward.
  4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
    — a sixpenny piece
  5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
    — She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.
  6. An article published in the press.
    — Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.
  7. An artillery gun.
    — […] all our Ammunition was spent. Those of us who had Money made Slugs of it; their next Shift was to take the middle Screws out of their Guns, and charge their Pieces with them.
  8. A gun. US,colloquial
    — He's packin' a piece!
  9. A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man. Canada,US,colloquial
    — The announcer is wearing a new piece.
  10. A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack. Ireland,Scotland,UK,US,dialectal
    — My grannie came and gived them all a piece and jam and cups of water then I was to bring them back out to the street and play a game.
  11. A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail. US,colloquial,vulgar
    — I got a piece at lunchtime.
  12. A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances). US,colloquial,mildly,vulgar
    — Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow.
  13. A cannabis pipe. US,slang
  14. Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get. uncountable
    — he got a piece of that one; she got a piece of the ball[…]and it's going foul.
  15. An individual; a person. dated,derogatory,sometimes
    — If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him.
  16. A castle; a fortified building. obsolete
    — Then enteryng into league with Philip the French king, he receyued againe all the holdes and peeces which his father had loſt a little before, […]
  17. A pacifier; a dummy. US
  18. A distance or amount. colloquial
    — a far piece
  19. A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
    — At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.
  20. An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
  21. An ounce of a recreational drug. slang
    — In fact, that was back during the era when you could buy a piece of heroin, an ounce of heroin, for $500 and cut it three times for a 3-to-1 cut on it and the dope would still be good.
动词 v.
  1. To assemble (something real or figurative). transitive,usually
    — These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.
  2. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
    — to piece a garment
  3. To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag. slang
    — “It didn't rain, so I decided to come piece with you.[…]” We never finished that piece.
  4. To eat small quantities of food between meals; to snack; to take small or intermittent bites at a food item. dated,informal,intransitive,often,with-on
    — There he was, piecing on the ham.

词形变化

pieces plural peece alternative,obsolete pieces present,singular,third-person piecing participle,present pieced participle,past pieced past peece alternative,obsolete

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”). Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo.
词源 2
From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”). Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo.
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