1. C 片，块，段，件　 a single object that is an example of a kind or class, or that forms part of a set
2. C 断片，碎块　 a part of anything solid which is separated, broken, or marked off from a larger part of a whole body
3. C 部分，部件　 any of many parts made to be fitted together

　act ～　演戏
　break into ～s　打成碎片
　break to ～s　打成碎片
　fall to ～s　粉碎，瓦解
　give sb ～ of one's mind　责备〔申诉〕某人
　go to ～s　崩溃，垮掉
　pick theory to ～s　把某理论贬得一钱不值
　tear a ～ from loaf　从整个面包上撕下一块
　extraordinary ～ of good fortune　异乎寻常的好运气
　antique ～　古董
　brilliant ～　杰作
　cumbersome ～　笨重的部件
　dramatic ～　一出戏
　literary ～　文学作品
　ten-cent ～　一角的硬币
　chess ～s　象棋
　fifty-cent ～　五角的硬币
　gold ～　金币
　silver ～　银币
　collector's ～　〈英〉收藏家的艺术品
　by ～　按件〔个〕计算
　～ by ～　一点一点地
　a ～ of advice　一个忠告
　a ～ of bread　一块面包
　a ～ of cake　一块蛋糕
　a ～ of chalk　一支粉笔
　a ～ of furniture　一件家具
　a ～ of information　一则信息
　a ～ of jewellery　一件珠宝
　a ～ of luck　一件幸运事
　a ～ of luggage　一件行李
　a ～ of music　一首乐曲
　a ～ of news　一条新闻
　a ～ of poetry　一首诗
　a ～ of porcelain　一件瓷器
　a ～ of sculpture　一件雕刻
　a ～ of treachery　一宗背叛事件
　a ～ of work　一件工作

　The dog seized the meat and bit a piece off.　那狗抓住那块肉，咬下了一块。
　Surprisingly, most of the crockery was still in one piece.　使人惊奇的是，多数陶器仍完好无损。
　Cook the beans with a piece of salt pork.　把豆子和一片咸猪肉一起煮。
　He held a piece of ice and bit off a little.　他拿着一块冰咬下了一点。
　He brought out his knife and cut a piece of bread into two.　他拿出小刀把一块面包切成两半。
　This piece of material may be cut up to make a pair of trousers.　这段布料可以裁一条裤子。
　The hostess dealt out three pieces of ham to each guest.　女主人给每位客人分了三片火腿。
　I dropped the plate and it fell to pieces.　我把盘子打了，摔得粉碎。
　He built those pieces of wood into a box.　他用那些碎木片做成一个箱子。
　Stop chucking pieces of paper about; you make the street look untidy.　别到处扔纸，你们把大街弄得乱七八糟。
　The glass broke into pieces.　玻璃杯摔得粉碎。
　The ship went to pieces on the rocks.　船触礁了，撞得粉碎。
　The poster had been nipped to pieces.　告示被撕成碎片。
　The crew escaped, but the ship was broken into pieces.　船员们脱险了，但船被打得粉碎。
　The child cut the newspaper into pieces with a pair of scissors.　那孩子用剪刀把报纸剪碎。
　The little town had been torn to pieces by the enemy's guns.　这座小城被敌军大炮炸成一片瓦砾。
　He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.　他把瓶子掷到墙上，摔得粉碎。
　This jigsaw had 2000 pieces, but some are missing.　这套拼图玩具共有2000片拼图，但是有些不见了。
　This chair comes to pieces.　椅子可以拆开。
　I'm going to take the engine to pieces to see what's wrong with it.　我准备把这部引擎拆开，看看出了什么毛病。
　It just fell to pieces in my hands.　它在我的手中就散了。
　The furniture is delivered in pieces and you have to assemble it yourself.　家具送货时是散件的，得自己组装。
　This is one of Rodin's finest pieces.　这是罗丹最优秀的塑像之一。
　This piece should be played very slowly.　这首乐曲应当演奏得很慢。
　Your teacher himself will play the last piano piece.　你的老师将亲自演奏最后一支钢琴曲。
　Did you read her piece in today's paper?　你看过今天早上她那篇文章吗?
　This is a thoughtful piece of research.　这是一项富有创见的研究。
　He played a piece of French music.　他演奏了一首法国乐曲。
　This is a fine piece of sculpture.　这是一件完美的雕塑品。
　This is a highly suggestive and stimulative piece of work.　这是一部很有启发和刺激性的作品。
　I have a piece of good news to tell you.　我有一个好消息要告诉你。

 ♣ all of a piece with
　类似，完全相同　all the same as
　The new measures are all of a piece with the government's policy.　新措施和政府的政策完全一样。
　Her recent indifference to her work is all of a piece with her troubled mental state.　她最近对工作冷淡与她那不安的心境有关。
　The government's policy concerning the elderly is all of a piece with their attitude to other minority people.　政府对待老年人的政策与对待其他少数民族的政策相同。
 ♣ give a piece of one's mind
　责备〔申斥〕某人　tell sb angrily what one thinks of them
　I'm going to give that little rascal a piece of my mind when I catch him!　我抓到那个小坏蛋时，要好好训他一顿。
　If she does that again I'll really give her a piece of my mind.　如果她再做，我真要痛骂她一顿。
 ♣ go (all) to pieces
　（因恐惧悲伤等）垮下来　lose the ability to think or act clearly because of fear, sorrow, etc.
　After the car accident, she seemed to go to pieces.　撞车事故后，她好像精神崩溃了。
　He went to pieces when they told him the tragic news.　人们告诉他悲惨的消息后，他已六神无主了。
　Under the pressure of police questioning she went to pieces and confessed everything.　在警察审问的压力下，她终于垮下来，坦白了一切。
　When he heard of his son's death, he went completely to pieces.　他听到儿子的死讯后马上垮了下来。
 ♣ pick to pieces
　严厉批评；对…吹毛求疵　criticize harshly; find fault
　They picked the play to pieces.　他们把这出戏批评得一无是处。
　Instead of just sitting there picking other people to pieces, why don't you get on with your own work?　你自己只是坐在那儿对他人吹毛求疵，你为什么不做你自己的事?
 ♣ pick up the pieces
　〈非正〉收拾残局；重整旗鼓 save sth after failure; do one's best to find or make some result
　〔说明〕 pick up the pieces通常不用于被动结构。
　If you fail now, who will pick up the pieces? 　你现在要是失败了，谁来收拾残局?
　We must pick up the pieces of our political defeat, and start working towards the next election.　我们在政治上失败后必须重整旗鼓，开始为下次的竞选进行工作。
 ♣ pull to pieces
　把…攻击得一文不值，把…驳得体无完肤　say or show that sb/sth is worthless by pointing at the weak points or faults
　The committee pulled my proposal to pieces.　委员会把我的建议说得一钱不值。
　He never praised you and never pull you to pieces.　他从不表扬你，也从不严厉批评你。
 ♣ say one's piece
　直言不讳，大发牢骚　say what one wants to or has planned to say, especially in a way that is annoying or unwelcome to others
　I've said my piece, so I'll be going now.　我要说的都已经说了，所以我现在要走了。
　They were all arguing so I just said my piece and left.　他们老是争吵不休，我说完了我想说的就离开了。
　I decided to say my piece whether they liked it or not.　不管他们爱不爱听，我还是决定把话说出来。

 ♣ piece, bit
　参见bit条。
 ♣ piece, block
　参见block条。
 ♣ piece, fragment
　参见fragment条。
 ♣ piece, item
　这两个词的区别在于：piece可与抽象名词连用，也可与具体名词连用，而item则不可与具体名词连用。例如：
　
 ♣ 下面各组中短语意思不同：
　
　

1. vt.凑合；凑成　 put parts together; make (sth) by joining
2. vt.修补，补缀　 mend or repair

　～ a curtain　补窗帘
　～ a dress　补裙子
　～ a quilt　缝被子
　～ completely　完全修补
　～ creatively　创造性地拼凑
　～ delightful　愉快地修补
　～ fondly　盲目地修补
　～ freely　随意地拼凑
　～ immediately　立即修补
　～ incessantly　持续不断地修补
　～ partially　部分修补
　～ passively　消极地修补
　～ probably　适当地修补
　～ quickly　迅速修补
　～ rapidly　迅速修补
　～ recklessly　轻率地修补
　～ shortly　立即修补
　～ slightly　轻微地修补
　～ slowly　慢慢地拼凑
　～ temporarily　暂时修补
　～ utterly　完全修补
　～ wholly　完全修补
　～ on　合上，贴上
　～ out　把…拼合〔凑〕起来
　～ together　把…拼合〔凑〕起来
　～ together a story　拼凑一个故事
　～ up　拼合，修补
　～ one thing to another　把一件东西缝合到另一件上

　Do you think you can piece this torn curtain?　你觉得你能把这撕破的窗帘补好吗?
　She likes to piece one cloth to another when she does some sewing.　当她做针线活时，喜欢把一块布拼凑到另一块布上。

 ♣ piece out　(v.+adv.)
　把…拼合〔凑〕起来　join; add the separate parts of (sth) into a whole
　They pieced out a meal from leftovers.　他们用剩饭剩菜凑合成一顿饭。
　He pieced out a chain of evidence and pointed out the fact.　他把一系列的证据连贯起来，然后指出事实。
 ♣ piece together　(v.+adv.)
　把…拼合〔凑〕起来　join; add the separate parts of (sth) into a whole
　They pieced together the broken vase.　他们把打碎的花瓶拼凑起来。
　The policeman tried to piece together the facts.　警察试图把事实拼凑在一起。
　We managed to piece together the truth from several sketchy accounts.　我们从几方面粗略的说法中设法弄清了真相。

　［词源］　古法语 <民间拉丁语pettia（片，块，碎片）