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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

piecemeal [ 'pɪs .mɪl] [ 'pɪːs-mɪːl]
  1. 1. adverb 一件一件地；少量地；零碎地
  2. 2. adverb 破碎地；粉碎地
  3. 3. adjective 一件一件（做）的；逐渐地（做）的；零碎地（做）的

Collins English-English Dictionary

piecemeal ['piːs"miːl]
  1. 1. adv by degrees; bit by bit; gradually
  2. 2. adv in or into pieces or piece from piece
    to tear something piecemeal
  3. 3. adj fragmentary or unsystematic
    a piecemeal approach
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C13 pecemele, from piece + -mele, from Old English mælum quantity taken at one time
See more results for piecemeal in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

to tear something piecemeal → piecemeal
a piecemeal approach → piecemeal
把这事一气儿解决了吧，别零敲碎打了。
Let's settle the matter at one stroke, not piecemeal. or Let's do this at one go, not bit by bit. → 零敲碎打

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