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

• This is, in essence, the art of making handmade patchwork quilts.
  本质上，是手工缝制棉被。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
  低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Embroidery and patchwork quilts made by women.
  妇女做的绣花百衲被。
• Miley, 20, let her husband-to-be take centre stage but still looked lovely in a patchwork dress.
  20岁的麦莉把舞台中心让给了准丈夫，但身穿拼接裙的她看起来依然可爱动人。