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piece /piːs/► SEE ALLgive sb a piece of your mind(all) in one piece(all) of a piece (with sth)piece by piecea piece of cakea piece/slice of the actiona share/slice of the cakehow long is a piece of string?a nasty piece of workyour party piecesay your piecethe villain of the piece
●give sb a piece of your ˈmind (informal) angrily tell sb your true opinion of them; criticize sb angrily 生气地对…直言；斥责◆If he doesn’t turn that music down soon, I’m going to give him a piece of my mind.
如果他不快点把音乐关小，我就要说说他了。 OPP bite your tongue ●(all) in one ˈpiece (informal) not hurt or harmed, especially after being in danger or in an accident （尤指经历危险或事故之后）安然无恙◆‘Are you all right, Richard?’ ‘Yes, thanks. I’m still in one piece, I think. I’ve torn my jacket, that’s all.’
“你没事吧，理查德？”“没事，谢谢。我安然无恙，只是夹克衫撕坏了，仅此而已。”●(all) of a ˈpiece (with sth) (formal) possessing the same character or qualities; consistent (with sth) （与…）一模一样，相一致◆When you see a lot of his paintings together, you feel that his work is all of a piece.
如果你同时看到许多他的画作，就会觉得风格很一致。◆This latest programme is all of a piece with current popular science programmes on TV.
最近的这档节目与现在电视上流行的科技节目如出一辙。●ˌpiece by ˈpieceone part at a time 一点一点地；逐个地◆He took his motorcycle apart piece by piece, cleaned it, and put it back together.
他一点一点地把摩托车拆开，擦洗干净，然后又重新组装好。●a piece of ˈcake (informal) (BrE also a piece of ˈpiss ⚠ , slang ) (of a task, etc. 任务等) very easy to do 小菜一碟；不费吹灰之力◆After climbing mountains in the Swiss Alps, going up English hills is a piece of cake.
攀登过了瑞士的阿尔卑斯山后，爬英国的小山简直是小菜一碟。◆Taking photos should be a piece of cake with the new camera I’ve got.
有了新相机，拍起照来就不费吹灰之力了。 OPP a tall order ●a piece/slice of the ˈaction (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money （利益的）一份；一杯羹◆Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead.新机场倘若能开建，外国公司都会想分得一杯羹。●a share/slice of the ˈcake (BrE) (NAmE a piece/share/slice of the ˈpie) a share of the benefits or profits 分得的一份好处（或利益）◆Third-world countries are discovering how their natural resources have been exploited by the rest of the world and now they want a bigger slice of the cake.第三世界国家逐渐发现他们的自然资源被其他国家开发利用，现在他们想要享有更大的份额。●how long is a piece of ˈstring? (BrE, spoken) used to say that there is no definite answer to a question （表示没有确切的答案）说不准◆‘How long will it take?’ ‘How long’s a piece of string?’“需要多长时间？”“没准儿。”●a nasty piece of ˈwork (BrE, informal) a very unpleasant and dangerous person 恶棍；令人讨厌的人；卑鄙的人◆Keep away from Bill Smith — he’s a very nasty piece of work.离比尔 ∙ 史密斯远点，他不是个好东西。◆The factory manager was a nasty piece of work. We were all terrified of him.工厂经理脾气很坏，我们都很怕他。●your ˈparty piece (BrE, informal) the same song, poem, trick, etc. that you often do in order to entertain people at parties （社交聚会上的）拿手戏，娱乐节目◆His party piece is to stand on his head and drink a glass of water.他在社交聚会上的保留节目就是头朝下倒立喝一杯水。●say your ˈpiece (informal) say exactly what you feel or think 说出心里话；表明意见◆I went to see the boss this morning and I said my piece about our working conditions. He wasn’t very happy about it.今天早晨我去见了老板，跟他一五一十地说了我们的工作条件。他为此不太高兴。●the ˈvillain of the piece (especially humorous) a person or thing that is responsible for a particular problem, difficulty, etc. 元凶；祸首；症结◆Nicolette’s the villain of the piece, since she’s the person who started all this trouble.尼科莉特是罪魁祸首，所有乱子都是她引起的。 NOTE The villain is the principal evil character in a book, a play, etc. * villain指书、剧本等中主要的反面角色。 |