piecemeal

英 [ˈpiːsmiːl]

美 [ˈpiːsmiːl]

adj.  逐渐做成(或发生)的; 零敲碎打的; 零散的
adv.  逐渐地; 零碎地; 一件一件

IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14731 / COCA.19660

牛津词典

adj.

• 逐渐做成（或发生）的；零敲碎打的；零散的
  done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning
  1. a piecemeal approach to dealing with the problem
     全无章法的解决问题的方式
  2. piecemeal changes
     零星的变化

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （变化或过程）逐渐发生的，零敲碎打的，零散的
  If you describe a change or process aspiecemeal, you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at irregular intervals, and is probably not satisfactory.
  1. Instead of the government's piecemeal approach, what is needed is a radical shake-up of 16-19 education.
     需要的不是政府零敲碎打的措施，而是要对16至19岁年龄段的教育进行彻底变革。
  2. ...piecemeal changes to the constitution.
     对宪法零星的修订
  3. Piecemealis also an adverb.
     
  4. The government plans to sell the railways piecemeal to the private sector...
     政府计划逐步将铁路私有化。
  5. It was built piecemeal over some 130 years.
     它是在差不多130年的时间里一点一点地建造起来的。

英英释义

adj

• one thing at a time
  Synonym:bit-by-bitin small stagesstep-by-stepstepwise

adv

• a little bit at a time
  1. the research structure has developed piecemeal
  Synonym:little by littlebit by bitin stages

双语例句

• Piecemeal defection for any weak country is dangerous, unpredictable and costly.
  对任何弱小的成员国来说，一步一步地脱离欧元区都是危险、前途未卜和代价高昂的。
• Instead of the government's piecemeal approach, what is needed is a radical shake-up of 16-19 education.
  需要的不是政府零敲碎打的措施，而是要对16至19岁年龄段的教育进行彻底变革。
• Allen first two poor, in a piecemeal Liang Wenbo in his first two, made a perfect start.
  前两局艾伦状态不佳，梁文博在零敲碎打中拿下前两局，取得一个完美开局。
• 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。
• Piecemeal measures will no longer work, he says.
  他说，零星措施不再有效。
• The gradual and piecemeal change is welcomed by most people.
  这种一点一点渐进的改变受到大多数人的欢迎。
• It is clear that existing, piecemeal efforts by European leaders have been ineffective.
  显然，欧洲领导人目前零散的纾困努力是无效的。
• The Mabel Dodge Luhan house was eventually sold, its furniture packed up piecemeal.
  梅贝尔·道奇·卢汉的房子最后终于被卖掉了，家具也拆了。
• What we have learned is that it is difficult to control costs piecemeal and just as difficult to expand access using an incremental approach.
  我们所了解的是，很难控制成本和片面的，正如难以拓展采用渐进的办法。
• We have to destroy it piecemeal.
  要解决它，就要一个一个地来。