[ADJ 形容词]拼缀的；拼缝的 A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns.
[ADJ n]
...beds covered in patchwork quilts.
盖着百衲被的床
Patchwork is also a noun.
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。
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[N-SING 单数名词]拼凑物；混杂物 If you refer to something as a patchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours.
[oft N of n]
The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
...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
Oxford
patch·work/ˈpætʃwɜːk; NAmEˈpætʃwɜːrk/noun1[uncountable ]a type of needleworkin which small pieces of cloth of different colours or designs are sewn together （不同图案杂色布块的）拼缝物；拼布工艺◆a patchwork quilt拼布绗缝盖被☞compare
crazy quilt
2[singular ]a thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts 拼凑之物◆a patchwork of different styles and cultures不同风格和文化的拼合◆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。patchworkpatchworkspatch·work/ˈpætʃwɜːk; NAmEˈpætʃwɜːrk/
LDC
patchworkpatch‧work /ˈpætʃwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ noun
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1patchwork (1)[uncountable] a type of sewing in which many coloured squares of cloth are stitched together to make one large piece: a patchwork quilt2[singular] something that is made up of a lot of different thingspatchwork of a patchwork of woods and fields, typical of the English countryside The area was a patchwork of local industries.
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patchwork
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拼凑的东西(50%)，修补工作(25%)，混杂物(25%)
n.拼缝物，拼缀物；混杂物
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