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pie

/paɪ/

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noun

馅饼，派。

A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

Examples :

"The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert."

一家人晚餐吃了牛排腰子馅饼，甜点是樱桃派。

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noun

馅饼，派。

Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.

Examples :

"My grandmother makes a delicious vegetable pie for dinner every Sunday. "

我奶奶每个星期天晚餐都会做美味的蔬菜馅饼。

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noun

披萨，比萨饼

(Northeastern US) A pizza.

Examples :

"My dad brought a delicious pie for lunch today. "

今天我爸带了很好吃的披萨当午饭。

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noun

份额，部分。

The whole of a wealth or resource, to be divided in parts.

Examples :

"The pie of the class's fundraising money will be divided equally among the four charities. "

这次班级筹款得来的所有钱，会平均分给这四个慈善机构，每个机构都能得到一份份额。

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noun

乱铅字, 错乱的排版

(letterpress) A disorderly mess of spilt type.

Examples :

"The printer made a terrible pie of the school newspaper's layout. "

印刷工把学校报纸的版面排得一塌糊涂，简直就是一堆乱铅字。

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noun

坏球，臭球。

An especially badly bowled ball.

Examples :

"The bowler threw a terrible pie of a ball, and it missed the pins completely. "

那个投球手投了个臭球，完全没碰到球瓶。

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noun

饼图

A pie chart.

Examples :

"The pie chart showed that 60% of students chose math as their favorite subject. "

这张饼图显示，百分之六十的学生选择了数学作为他们最喜欢的科目。

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noun

屄, 阴户

Examples :

"I saw a doctor to examine the area around her pie. "

我带她去看医生，检查了她的屄周围的区域。

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verb

扔派，用馅饼砸。

To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).

Examples :

"The students pie'd the teacher for pulling their class out of recess early. "

因为老师提前结束了课间休息，学生们就用馅饼砸了他。

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verb

拐弯抹角地走，小心翼翼地绕过。

To go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.

Examples :

"The student cautiously pied the corner of the hallway, looking both ways before proceeding. "

那个学生小心翼翼地拐弯抹角地绕过走廊的拐角，左右张望了一下才继续往前走。

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verb

弄乱, 搞乱.

(of printing types) To reduce to confusion; to jumble.

Examples :

"The teacher's confusing instructions on the project pie'd the students' understanding of the assignment. "

老师关于项目的指示含糊不清，把学生们对作业的理解彻底搞乱了。

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noun

喜鹊，鹊。

Examples :

"The pie was very noisy as it chattered excitedly about the new student. "

那只喜鹊非常吵闹，叽叽喳喳地兴奋地谈论着新来的学生。

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noun

派, 小钱，极少的钱。

The smallest unit of currency in South Asia, equivalent to 1/192 of a rupee or 1/12 of an anna.

Examples :

"The vendor gave me 100 pies for my lunch money. "

那个小贩用一百个派（小钱）换了我的午饭钱。

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