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ADJ
拼缀的；拼缝的 A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns.
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...beds covered in patchwork quilts.
盖着百衲被的床
- Patchwork is also a noun.
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For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.
几个世纪以来，缝被子和做布拼一直是许多人都会做的针线活儿。
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N-SING
拼凑物；混杂物 If you refer to something as a patchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours.
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The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
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...this complex republic, a patchwork of cultures, religions and nationalities.
这个复杂的共和国，各种文化、宗教和民族的混合体
- Noun
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1. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- synonym： hodgepodge，jumble
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2. a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together
- synonym： patchwork quilt
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3. sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
- 1. A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.
- 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. She patched new cloth to the old coat, so it seemed mere patchwork.
- 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上，所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。
来自《用法词典》
- 3. That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.
- 那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
来自《简明英汉词典》
