pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/► SEE ALLfall to piecesgo (all) to piecesbits and piecespick, pull, etc. sb/sth to bits/piecespick up the piecestear sb/sth to pieces/shreds ●fall to ˈpieces1. (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) (of things东西) become very old and in bad condition because of long use变得破旧不堪◆Our car is falling to pieces, we’ve had it so long. 我们的汽车买的时间太长，已经快散架了。2. (of a person, an organization, a plan, etc.人、组织、计划等) stop working; be destroyed崩溃；瓦解；粉碎◆He’s worried that the business will fall to pieces without him. 他担心自己不在生意就会垮掉。●go (all) to ˈpieces (informal) (after a terrible shock, etc.) become so upset or nervous that you can no longer lead your life normally（因伤心、紧张等而）崩溃，垮掉；沮丧至极◆After he lost his job he just seemed to go to pieces. 失业之后他似乎沮丧到了极点。OPPpull yourself together●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。●pick up the ˈpiecesdo what you can to get your life, a situation, etc. back to normal after a disaster, shock, etc.恢复正常；重整旗鼓；收拾残局◆After his son was killed in a car accident, it took him a long time to pick up the pieces.他的儿子死于车祸之后，他花了好长时间才恢复过来。◆It’s always the same with her husband. He upsets everyone and then leaves her to pick up the pieces.她的丈夫本性难改，他和所有人吵翻，让她收拾残局。●tear sb/sth to ˈpieces/ˈshredscriticize sb/sth; completely destroy sth怒斥；批驳；彻底摧毁◆The press tore the Government’s economic plans to shreds.媒体把政府的经济计划批评得一无是处。◆The Prime Minister tore his opponents’ arguments to pieces.首相把反对派的观点批驳得体无完肤。OPPpraise sb/sth to the skies