
pieces
词源
源自中古英语pece,来自古法语piece,最终源自晚期拉丁语pettia(意为部分、碎片)。
noun
❶ 指被分割或分离的部分,通常是从整体中拆解出来的独立个体,可以是具体物体或抽象概念。
“The vase fell and broke into several pieces.”
(花瓶掉下来摔成了好几块。)
“She carefully arranged the puzzle pieces on the table.”
(她小心翼翼地把拼图碎片摆在桌子上。)
❶ 指艺术作品或音乐作品的独立部分,如一首乐曲、一幅画作等。
“Mozart composed this piano piece when he was only eight.”
(莫扎特八岁时就创作了这首钢琴曲。)
“The museum displayed several pieces from Picasso's blue period.”
(博物馆展出了毕加索蓝色时期的几幅作品。)
verb
❶ 将某物逐渐拼合或组装起来,通常需要耐心和技巧。
“It took me hours to piece the torn photograph back together.”
(我花了好几个小时才把撕碎的照片拼回去。)
“Archaeologists are piecing together fragments of ancient pottery.”
(考古学家正在拼接古代陶器的碎片。)
常见短语
fall to pieces — 形容某物破碎或某人情绪崩溃的状态,既可用于具体物体也可用于抽象情况。
“After hearing the bad news, she completely fell to pieces.”
(听到坏消息后,她彻底崩溃了。)
pick up the pieces — 指在灾难或挫折后重新振作,收拾残局并恢复正常状态的过程。
“After the divorce, it took her years to pick up the pieces of her life.”
(离婚后,她花了好几年才重新振作起来。)
say one's piece — 表达个人观点或意见,通常指在正式场合发表准备好的讲话。
“At the meeting, everyone had a chance to say their piece.”
(会议上每个人都有机会发表自己的意见。)