piece
英[piːs]
美[pis]
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"