piecemeal

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adv. 一件一件地, 逐个地, 零碎地 a. 一片一片的, 逐渐的, 零碎的 n. 断片

发音

UK /ˈpiːs.miːl/
US /ˈpiːs.miːl/
AU

词形变化

piecemeals 复数 piecemeals piecemealed piecemealing piecemeals 三单 piecemealing 现在分词 piecemealed 过去式 piecemealed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fragment; a scrap.

v.
  1. 1.

    To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

    习语

    Near-synonyms: piecewise, stepwise; see also Thesaurus:gradual

    a piecemeal approach

    But the copious and intertwined associative links warrant our accepting the former alternative: cyclamen—favourite flower—favourite food— artichokes; pulling to pieces like an artichoke, leaf by leaf (a phrase constantly ringing in our ears in relation to the piecemeal dismemberment of the Chinese Empire)—herbarium—bookworms, whose favourite food is books.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

  2. 2.

    Into pieces or parts.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

step-by-step stepwise

近义相关 1

gradual
副词

同义词 2

little by little bit by bit

词源

From Middle English pecemele, from pece (“piece”) + mele (from Old English mǣlum (“at a time”), dative plural form of mǣl (“time, measure”), taking the place of Old English styċċemǣlum (“in pieces, bit by bit, piecemeal; to pieces, to bits; here and there, in different places; little by little, by degrees, gradually”); equivalent to piece + -meal.

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