piece

bit, piece, sheet, slice, fragment, scrap

part, piece, section, division, portion, fraction, fragment, segment, share

名词 piece:

1. a separate part of a whole
2. an item that is an instance of some type;
3. a portion of a natural object
   同义词：part
4. a musical work that has been created
   同义词：musical composition, opus, composition, piece of music
5. an instance of some kind
   同义词：bit
6. an artistic or literary composition
7. a portable gun
   同义词：firearm, small-arm
8. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
   同义词：slice
9. a distance
10. a work of art of some artistic value
    同义词：objet d'art, art object
11. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
    同义词：while, spell, patch
12. a share of something
    同义词：slice
13. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
    同义词：man

动词 piece:

1. to join or unite the pieces of
   同义词：patch
2. create by putting components or members together
   同义词：assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
3. join during spinning
4. eat intermittently; take small bites of
   同义词：nibble, pick
5. repair by adding pieces
   同义词：patch

1. After the car accident, she seemed to go to pieces.
   撞车事故后她好像精神崩溃了。
2. His house is over there a piece.
   他的房子在那边，离这儿有一段距离。
3. He went to pieces when they told him the tragic news.
   人们告诉他那悲惨的消息後，他已六神无主了。
4. Would you please give me a piece of paper?
   能给我一张纸吗？

piece

n.（名词）
A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion:
一部分，一段：被认为是较大物体、数量或类别的一个单位或元素的东西；一部分：
例句：
a piece of string.
一段细绳

A portion or part that has been separated from a whole:
一份，一块：已从整体上分离的一部分或一份：
例句：
a piece of cake.
一块蛋糕

An object that is one member of a group or class:
其中的一件：是一组或一类中的一个成员的物体：
例句：
a piece of furniture.
一件家具

An artistic, musical, or literary work or composition:
一件文艺作品：一件艺术、音乐或文学作品或著作：
例句：
.They are lively and well-plotted pieces, both in prose.(Tucker Brooke)
.这两部作品在叙述上都是很生动且情节精采的作品.(塔克·布鲁克)

An instance; a specimen:
一个例子；一个样品：
例句：
a piece of sheer folly.
一件纯属愚笨的事

A declaration of one`s opinions or findings:
发表：某人观点或调查的声明：
例句：
speak one`s piece.
陈诉某人的意见

A coin:
一枚硬币：
例句：
a ten-cent piece.
一枚十分硬币

Games
【游戏】
One of the counters or figures used in playing various board games.
筹码：玩案上游戏时用的一个筹码或棋子
Any one of the chess figures other than a pawn.
卒以外的棋子：象棋子中除卒以外的任一个棋子
Slang A firearm, especially a rifle.
【俚语】 来福枪：枪炮，尤指来福枪
Informal A given distance:
【非正式用语】 一段特定的距离：
例句：
.There was farm country down the road on the right a piece.(James Agee)
.公路右手边走一段距离之后有个村庄.(詹姆斯·艾吉)

Vulgar Slang A sexually attractive person.
【粗俗用语】 【俚语】 性感的人
v.tr.（及物动词）
pieced,piec.ing,piec.es
To mend by adding pieces or a piece to.
修补：通过给…加上一部分或几部分来修补
To join or unite the pieces of:
连接，接上：接合或拼合起…的碎片：
例句：
He pieced together the vase. She pieced together an account of what had gone on during the stormy meeting.
他把花瓶的碎片粘起来。她把在那场激烈的会议上所发生的一切拼凑起来，并把他们陈诉出来

<习惯用语>a piece of (one`s) mind
Frank and severe criticism; censure.
指责：坦白而严厉的指责；严苛的批评
of a piece
Belonging to the same class or kind.
相似的，同类的：属于同种属或同种类的
piece by piece
In stages:
逐步地：
例句：
took the clock apart piece by piece.
一点一点地把钟表拆开

piece of the action【俚语】
A share of an activity or of profits:
一份：一个行动或收益应分得的一份：
例句：
.a piece of the action in a Florida land deal.(Shana Alexander)
.佛罗里达土地条约中的一份收益.(莎纳·亚历山大)

来源：
Middle English pece
中古英语 pece
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *pettia
源自 俗拉丁语 *pettia
[probably of Celtic origin]
[可能源于凯尔特语]