bits /bɪts/► SEE ALLbits and piecespick, pull, etc. sb/sth to bits/piecesto bits ●ˌbits and ˈpieces ( ˌbits and ˈbobsBrE) (informal) small things of various kinds; belongings零七碎八;零星物品◆She let me store a few bits and pieces in her apartment while I was abroad. 我在国外的时候她让我在她的公寓存放一些零星物品。◆The box contained needles and thread and various bits and bobs for sewing. 盒子里装着缝纫用的针头线脑之类的东西。●pick, pull, etc. sb/sth to ˈbits/ˈpiecescriticize sb/sth severely and find as many faults with them/it as you can把…批评得一无是处◆The committee pulled his proposal to bits. They didn’t have anything positive at all to say about it. 委员会把他的提议说得一无是处,没有哪怕一点儿的肯定。◆As soon as she left the room, everyone started pulling her to pieces. 她一离开房间,大家就纷纷开始指责她。●to bits1.into small pieces成为碎片;变成小片◆The book fell to bits in my hands. 那本书在我的手中成了碎片。◆She took the engine to bits, then carefully put it together again. 她把发动机整个拆开,然后又仔细地装好。2. (spoken, informal) very much非常;十分◆I love my kids to bits. 我非常爱我的孩子。◆She was thrilled to bits when I said I’d come. 我说我会来,她兴奋不已。