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

• The source of the problem is that health systems and health development agendas have evolved into a patchwork of components.
  问题的根源在于卫生系统和卫生发展议程已演化成拼凑在一起的零散部分。
• 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。
• In the design, designers use more traditional hollowing, carving technology, also used such means as modern patchwork.
  在设计上，设计师较多运用传统的镂空、雕刻技术，又采用了现代拼凑等手法。
• The result is a patchwork mosaic of bone without an even lamellar structure.
  结果形成了不均一的板层结构的骨的不协调嵌合体。
• But convincing research teams that this patchwork process is plagiarism can be a difficult task for editors.
  但是令人信服的科学研究小组用这种方式进行剽窃对于编辑们来说，是一个棘手的事。
• 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。
• For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
  我们知道我们拼缝而成的传统是优势而不是弱点。
• He patched new cloth to the old coat until it seemed mere patchwork.
  他将新布补缀在旧大衣上，直到这件大衣看起来像拼凑之物。
• A patchwork quilt without a design.
  没有设计的、拼凑起来的被子。
• Hamid and Khadeja need this patchwork portfolio in order to manage the daily gap between income and spending.
  为了管理日常收支缺口，哈米德和哈德娅需要这种东拼西凑的组合。