单词 | patchwork |
释义 | patchwork (pætʃwɜːʳk ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns. ...beds covered in patchwork quilts. Patchwork is also a noun. For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts. 2. singular noun If you refer to something as a patchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces, or colours. The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown. [+ of] ...this complex republic, a patchwork of cultures, religions and nationalities. [+ of] Synonyms: mixture, confusion, jumble, medley Translations: Chinese: 拼缝的 Japanese: パッチワークの |
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