['pi:smi:l]
piecemeal
ad. 一件一件,一片一片
a. 一片一片的,逐渐的
n. 断片

例句与用法:

  1. The building was assembled piecemeal.
    那座建筑物是一块一块地组装起来的。
  2. I've only had a piecemeal account of what happened.
    我对发生的事情只有支离破碎的了解.

英英解释:

形容词 piecemeal:

  1. one thing at a time
  2. 同义词:bit-by-bit, in small stages, step-by-step, stepwise

副词 piecemeal:

  1. a little bit at a time
  2. 同义词:little by little, bit by bit, in stages