patchwork

英 [ˈpætʃwɜːk]

美 [ˈpætʃwɜːrk]

n.  (不同图案杂色布块的)拼缝物; 拼布工艺; 拼凑之物

复数：patchworks　

Collins.1 / BNC.13889 / COCA.12752

牛津词典

noun

• （不同图案杂色布块的）拼缝物；拼布工艺
  a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth of different colours or designs are sewn together
  1. a patchwork quilt
     拼布绗缝盖被
• 拼凑之物
  a thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts
  1. a patchwork of different styles and cultures
     不同风格和文化的拼合
  2. From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.
     从飞机上俯瞰，满目是田园交错的景色。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 拼缀的；拼缝的
  Apatchworkquilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns.
  1. ...beds covered in patchwork quilts.
     盖着百衲被的床
  2. Patchworkis also a noun.
     
  3. 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。
• N-SING 拼凑物；混杂物
  If you refer to something as apatchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours.
  1. The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
     低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
  2. ...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

英英释义

noun

• sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
• a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
  Synonym:patchwork quilt
• a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
  Synonym:hodgepodgejumble

双语例句

• Even the old patchwork quilt is the same!
  甚至这条旧的百衲被罩也是一样！
• There was another interesting version about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva occupying land with his patchwork.
  在我国，还有一个地藏菩萨袈裟围地的有趣传说。
• This is not plagiarism but just a patchwork of quotations.
  这不是剽窃，这只是拼凑出来的。
• But European Jewry is a patchwork quilt, where the bond with Israel depends greatly on local conditions.
  但欧洲犹太人犹如拼接的棉被一般，他们同以色列的结合非常依赖当地情况。
• C opts for long strips of fabric as opposed to squares to create a striped patchwork effect.
  品牌选择带有长条纹的面料，同方形形成对照，营造出条纹拼接效果。
• A patchwork quilt without a design.
  没有设计的、拼凑起来的被子。
• Agencies with overlapping jurisdictions enforce and businesses and investors do their best to interpret a patchwork of laws.
  权限重叠的机构执行着一些拼凑而成的法律，而公司和投资者则尽最大努力去解读这些法律。
• The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
  低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
• He spoke of a united America being more than a patchwork of red and blue states.
  他认为，美国应团结为一体，而绝不仅仅是红蓝州的简单混合。
• The result is that, from necessity, a new model is emerging with a patchwork quilt of activities in which smaller national and larger international oil companies must work together in new partnerships.
  结果是，从必要性出发，一个拼凑而成的新模式正在出现：规模较小的国有公司和规模较大的国际石油公司必须通过新的合伙企业进行合作。