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piece

英 [piːs] 美[pis]
  • n. 块;件;篇;硬币
  • vt. 修补;接合;凑合

英英释意


1. a separate part of a whole;
"an important piece of the evidence"
2. an item that is an instance of some type;
"he designed a new piece of equipment"
"she bought a lovely piece of china";
3. a portion of a natural object;
"they analyzed the river into three parts"
"he needed a piece of granite"
4. a musical work that has been created;
"the composition is written in four movements"
5. an instance of some kind;
"it was a nice piece of work"
"he had a bit of good luck"
6. an artistic or literary composition;
"he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"
"the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
7. a portable gun;
"he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
8. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion;
"a piece of pie"
"a slice of bread"
9. a distance;
"it is down the road a piece"
10. a work of art of some artistic value;
"this store sells only objets d'art"
"it is not known who created this piece"
11. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
"he was here for a little while"
"I need to rest for a piece"
"a spell of good weather"
"a patch of bad weather"
12. a share of something;
"a slice of the company's revenue"
13. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games;
"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"
"he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"