piecemeal /ˈpiːsˌmiːl/

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe a change or process as piecemeal, you disapprove of it because it happens gradually, usually at irregular intervals, and is probably not satisfactory. (变化或过程) 逐渐而零碎的 [表不满]

  例：

  These piecemeal solutions won't work.

  这些零敲碎打的解决办法不会有效。

• 2. 

  ADV Piecemeal is also an adverb. 逐渐而零碎地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  It was built piecemeal over some 130 years.

  它是在大约一百三十年间一点一点建造起来的。