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A bit that has been cut, broken, or taken from a larger whole — a part you can hold in your hand.

可以想成：本來有一個完整的大東西，你從上面切下、掰下或拿走其中一塊，手裡握著的那一塊就是 piece。重點在「整體 …更多收起可以想成：本來有一個完整的大東西，你從上面切下、掰下或拿走其中一塊，手裡握著的那一塊就是 piece。重點在「整體 vs 取下的一部分」這層關係——它一定是某個更大東西的一部分，所以講 a piece of cake、a piece of paper 時，背後都還站著那個完整的蛋糕、整張紙。

原始詞典資料25 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

piecenoun/piːs/

  • 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
    • I’d like another piece of pie.
  • 2

    A single item belonging to a class of similar items.

    • a piece of machinery
    • a piece of software
  • 3

    board-gameschessgamesOne 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.
    • It is not permitted to move a piece to a square occupied by a piece of the same colour. […] Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.
  • 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.

    • period piece
    • 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.
    • No, I didn't read the piece on China's faceless masses, I was, I was checking out the lingerie ads.
  • 7

    governmentmilitarypoliticsAn 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.

    • He's packin' a piece!
    • I wanted peace, but now my piece is clearing out the block.
另外 13 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.

    • The announcer is wearing a new piece.
  • 10

    dialectalA slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.

    • 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

    vulgarA sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.

    • I got a piece at lunchtime.
  • 12

    vulgarA shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).

    • Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow.
  • 13

    slangA cannabis pipe.

  • 14

    ball-gamesbaseballgamesUsed 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.

    • he got a piece of that one; she got a piece of the ball[…]and it's going foul.
  • 15

    derogatorydatedAn individual; a person.

    • If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him.
    • Thy mother was a piece of virtue.
  • 16

    obsoleteA castle; a fortified building.

    • 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, […]
    • the ranſack of that peece
  • 17

    A pacifier; a dummy.

  • 18

    A distance or amount.

    • a far piece
    • located a fair piece away from their camp
  • 19

    hobbieslifestylerowingA structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.

    • At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.
    • That last piece was torture.
  • 20

    An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.

  • 21

    slangAn ounce of a recreational drug.

    • 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.

pieceverb/piːs/

  • 1

    To assemble (something real or figurative).

    • These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.
    • His adversaries […] pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him.
  • 2

    To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.

    • to piece a garment
    • You have broke it, cousin: and , by my life , you shall make it whole again ; you shall piece it out with a piece of your performance
  • 3

    slangTo produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.

    • “It didn't rain, so I decided to come piece with you.[…]” We never finished that piece.
    • It is incorrect to say that toys tag and masters piece; toys just do bad tags, bad throw-ups, and bad pieces.
  • 4

    datedinformalTo eat small quantities of food between meals; to snack; to take small or intermittent bites at a food item.

    • There he was, piecing on the ham.
    • Do not piece between meals.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。