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

• 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。
• But certainly one of the key issues is that many banks have patchwork IT systems.
  但可以肯定的是，关键问题之一是很多银行用的是拼凑而成的IT系统。
• Underneath the surface, though, that patchwork still has some common threads.
  不过，在多元化的表面之下，这个万花筒里的图案仍然具有一些共同的线条。
• 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。
• 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。
• Embroidery and patchwork quilts made by women.
  妇女做的绣花百衲被。
• She exhibited one of her patchwork quilts at the local craft fair.
  她在当地的上艺品展览会上展示了一条百纳被。
• 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。
• 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。
• By paying attention, we learn to savor all sorts of patterns, from quantum mechanics to patchwork quilts.
  注意些什么，我们才学会品味各种形式的美，从量子力学到百衲被。