English Dictionary

piece

/piːs/

noun

A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. / A single item belonging to a class of similar items.

She took a piece of cake from the plate.

意味（1）

A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.

I’d like another piece of pie.

意味（2）

A single item belonging to a class of similar items.

a piece of machinery

意味（3）

(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.

Pawns, unlike pieces, move only in one direction: forward.

意味（4）

A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.

a sixpenny piece

意味（5）

An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.

She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.

意味（6）

An article published in the press.

Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.

意味（7）

(military) An artillery gun.

[…] all our Ammunition was spent. Those of us who had Money made Slugs of it; their next Shift was to take the middle Screws out of their Guns, and charge their Pieces with them.

意味（8）

(US, colloquial) A gun.

He's packin' a piece!

意味（9）

(US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.

The announcer is wearing a new piece.

意味（10）

(Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.

My grannie came and gived them all a piece and jam and cups of water then I was to bring them back out to the street and play a game.

意味（11）

(US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.

I got a piece at lunchtime.

意味（12）

(US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).

Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow.

意味（13）

(US, slang) A cannabis pipe.

意味（14）

(baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.

he got a piece of that one; she got a piece of the ball[…]and it's going foul.

意味（15）

(dated, sometimes derogatory) An individual; a person.

If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him.

意味（16）

(obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.

He receyued againe all the holdes and peeces which his father had lost.

意味（17）

(US) A pacifier; a dummy.

意味（18）

(colloquial) A distance.

a far piece

意味（19）

(rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.

At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.

意味（20）

An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.

意味（21）

(slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.

In fact, that was back during the era when you could buy a piece of heroin, an ounce of heroin, for $500 and cut it three times for a 3-to-1 cut on it and the dope would still be good.