What does "piece together" mean?

To assemble from fragments; to understand gradually To put parts together or to figure out what happened.

How do you use "piece together" in a sentence?

Police pieced together the evidence. I'm piecing together what happened. She pieced together the broken vase.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To assemble from fragments; to understand gradually

拼凑，逐步弄清

Ensamblar a partir de fragmentos, reconstruir

つなぎ合わせる、少しずつ理解する

짜맞추다; 조금씩 이해하다

To put parts together or to figure out what happened.

把碎片组合在一起，或逐渐弄清楚发生了什么。

Juntar piezas o descubrir gradualmente lo que pasó.

断片を組み合わせる、または何が起きたかを徐々に解明する。

조각들을 하나로 합치거나 무슨 일이 일어났는지 알아내는 것을 의미한다.

Base verb: piece

Particle: together

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

Police pieced together the evidence.
警方拼凑出了证据
La policía recompuso las pruebas
警察は証拠をつなぎ合わせた
경찰은 증거를 짜맞추었다.
I'm piecing together what happened.
我在逐步弄清发生了什么
Estoy reconstruyendo lo que pasó
何が起きたか少しずつ分かってきた
무슨 일이 있었는지 조금씩 파악하고 있다.
She pieced together the broken vase.
她把碎花瓶拼好了
Recompuso el jarrón roto
彼女は割れた花瓶をつなぎ合わせた
그녀는 깨진 꽃병을 이어 붙였다.

语境: assembly, investigation

语气: detective

From joining pieces.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal