a piece of修饰不可数名词,因为这些词表示“条、块”等含义,一般是后面的名词不可数,要借助这些量词表达。
a piece of修饰可数还是不可数
a piece of 通常放在不可数名词前面作定语,根据与其搭配的名词不同,可译成“一张,一块,一首,一条”等,作主语时谓语动词用单数;如
a piece of glass / wood 一块玻璃 / 木头;
a piece of bread, cake, meat一块面包、蛋糕、肉;
a piece of chalk一支粉笔;
a piece of land一块地;
a piece of paper一张纸;
a piece of advice, information, luck, news一个忠告、一条信息、一件幸事、一条消息;
a piece of furniture/ jewellery,一件家具/珠宝
The car was found on a piece of waste ground.
那辆车是在一块荒地里发现的。
It feels good to have finished a piece of work.
完成一项工作后感觉很好。
She began cleaning the wound with a piece of cloth.
她开始用一块布清洗伤口。
I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.
我拿起一块木头,开始雕刻起来。
I cut myself on a piece of broken glass.
我被一块碎玻璃划伤了。
Let me give you a piece of advice.
让我给你一个忠告。
a piece of的复数用法
不可数名词表示量时,通常用“数词+单位+of+物质名词”的形式,如 a piece of bread (一片面包), 变为复数时,只须将单位名词变为复数, 如:two pieces of bread(两片面包)。
They agglomerated many small pieces of research into a single large study.
他们把许多小的研究课题汇集成一个大项目。
Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory.
在计算机的存储器中存有成千上万条数据。
There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road.
路上到处都是碎玻璃渣。
The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery.
窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。
She has some lovely pieces of jewellery.
她有几件漂亮的首饰。
Bits and pieces of the past raced through her mind.
往昔的点点滴滴涌上她的心头。
piece近义词辨析
bit,piece,sheet,slice,fragment,scrap
这些名词均含有“片、块、段”之意。
bit侧重指微小,一点点,小碎片。
piece最普通用词,多指从整体上分割下来的东西,可大可小。
sheet侧重指平整很薄的一张或一片。
slice多指切得很薄的一片食物。
fragment指破裂的,不完整的,不可完整的碎片。
scrap侧重指废弃的零碎之物。