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碎片,断片,部分;一张,一片,一块,一支,一件,一条,一首…拼凑,联接

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Piece \Piece\, v. i.
   To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.
   ``It pieced better.'' --Bacon.

Piece \Piece\, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[`e]ce, LL. pecia, petia,
   petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a
   part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part,
   share. Cf. {Petty}.]
   1. A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole,
      in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or
      tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break
      in pieces.

            Bring it out piece by piece.          --Ezek. xxiv.
                                                  6.

   2. A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a
      piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.

   3. Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of
      the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single
      effort of a series; a definite performance; especially:
      (a) A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of
          poetry, music, or statuary.
      (b) A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces;
          a following piece.
      (c) A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied
          specifically to an English gold coin worth 22
          shillings.
      (d) A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of
          knowledge.

   4. An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a
      certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used
      slightingly or in contempt. ``If I had not been a piece of
      a logician before I came to him.'' --Sir P. Sidney.

            Thy mother was a piece of virtue.     --Shak.

            His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is
            in all the world.                     --Coleridge.

Piece \Piece\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pieced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Piecing}.]
   1. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or
      pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with
      out. --Shak.

   2. To unite; to join; to combine. --Fuller.

            His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in
            a joint opposition against him.       --Fuller.

资料来源 : WordNet®

piece
     n 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" [syn: {part}]
     4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
        written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {opus},
         {composition}, {piece of music}]
     5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
        had a bit of good luck" [syn: {bit}]
     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"
        [syn: {firearm}, {small-arm}]
     8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
        of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: {slice}]
     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"
         [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}]
     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" [syn: {while}, {spell},
          {patch}]
     12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
         [syn: {slice}]
     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" [syn: {man}]

piece
     v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: {patch}]
     2: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He
        tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {put
        together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
     3: join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread,
        slivers, and rovings"
     4: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
        sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
        just nibbles" [syn: {nibble}, {pick}]
     5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: {patch}]
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