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

• Naksi Kantha, embroidered quilted patchwork cloth produced by the village women, is still familiar in villages and towns simultaneously.
  农村妇女制造的NaksiKantha是镶边、絮有棉花的拼凑布料，目前在农村和城镇仍然很多。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There are several patchwork cushions to choose from
  有好几种拼布工艺靠垫可供选择。
• This is, in essence, the art of making handmade patchwork quilts.
  本质上，是手工缝制棉被。
• Even the old patchwork quilt is the same!
  甚至这条旧的百衲被罩也是一样！