Phrase
piece of work
/piːs ɔv wəːk/
noun
(尤指具有某种质素的)一件作品,一件产品
a product of work, especially one with a particular quality
- 1.
A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.
工艺品
<非正>不受欢迎的人,讨厌的人;工艺品;(尤指具有某种质素的)一件作品[产品]; <非正>不受欢迎的人;讨厌的人
In use
This painting is a remarkable piece of work.
That guy is a real piece of work; he never helps anyone.
The report was a thorough piece of work.
a piece of work (on sth)
指一件作品或产品。
She presented a remarkable piece of work on climate change.
她提交了一份关于气候变化的了不起的作品。
be a piece of work
非正式用法,指令人讨厌或难对付的人。
That guy is a real piece of work; he never helps anyone.
那家伙真是个讨厌的人,从不帮别人。
Common mistakes
He is piece of work.He is a piece of work.
中文没有冠词,学习者容易遗漏不定冠词'a'。在英语中,可数单数名词前必须加冠词,'piece of work'作为固定短语指人时也需要'a'。
This exam is a piece of work.This exam is a piece of cake.
'piece of work'指难以对付的人或事物,不表示容易。表示某事很容易应用'piece of cake',这是一个固定搭配混淆错误。
Connections
Confusing words
- masterpiece
- 杰作 · masterpiece 强调作品质量极高,而 piece of work 仅指一件作品或产品,无褒贬色彩。
- workpiece
- 工件 · workpiece 特指加工中的金属或零件,piece of work 泛指作品或产品,更常见于艺术或语义中。
Word family
- pieces of work
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
非正式用法可指不受欢迎的人
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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