| 单词 | chequered |
| 释义 | chequered (tʃekəʳd ) regional note: in AM, use checkered 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods. He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years. Alan had had a very chequered past and had been to prison lots of times. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is chequered has a pattern with squares of two or more different colours. ...red chequered tablecloths. Collocations: chequered history It is an art form with a chequered history that arouses strong emotions. Times, Sunday Times (2006) As a hotel, though, it has a chequered history. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Yet online streaming has had a chequered history. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As for that chequered past, which had been so much a part of his baggage, he appears to have packed up and moved on. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Independent financial advisers have their own chequered past but they would be a safer option. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As he went into hiding last night details of his chequered past emerged. The Sun (2013) But there are some superstitious folks who might be put off buying a dream home because it has a chequered past. The Sun (2012) The family had a chequered past. Times, Sunday Times (2014) |
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