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

• Let's settle the matter at one stroke, not piecemeal.; Let's do this at one go, not bit by bit.
  把这事一气儿解决了吧，别零敲碎打了。
• Given the challenges in piecemeal regulation, it is necessary to consider a more radical approach.
  鉴于零打碎敲式监管的挑战，有必要考虑采取更加彻底的做法。
• The piecemeal engineer can attack his problem with an open mind as to the scope of the reform.
  渐进工程师可以在改革的范围中不抱成见地提出自己的问题。
• Growing economic self-confidence-even complacency-is breeding a more piecemeal approach, less reliant on foreign expertise and capital.
  不断增长的经济自信（甚至自满），正在孕育一种更为渐进的方式。这种方式减少了对外国技术和资本的依赖。
• We have to destroy it piecemeal.
  要解决它，就要一个一个地来。
• In this edition, a file, page, or piecemeal restore is online by default.
  在此版本中，文件还原、页面还原或段落还原默认处于在线状态。
• Gaogangli only received piecemeal and incremental changes in housing conditions and infrastructure.
  高岗里则仅仅逐步地改善了住房条件和基础设施；
• 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。
• 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。
• This means that you can manage upgrades uniformly across your organization, avoiding piecemeal implementation and technology inconsistency.
  这意味着您将能对整个组织内的升级实行统一管理，避免分批实施和技术上的不一致。