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 low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
  低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
• The US and its allies had left behind a country run by a patchwork of more or less co-operative warlords.
  美国及其盟友留下了一个军阀割据的国家，这些军阀多多少少采取合作态度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• From the aircraft we could see a patchwork of field of different shapes and colors.
  从飞机上我门可以看到有各种不同形状和颜色田野所组成的杂凑拼盘。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。