| 单词 | a motley collection/crew/assortment etc |
| 释义 | a motley collection/crew/assortment etc From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha motley collection/crew/assortment etca motley collection/crew/assortment etcVARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDSa group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong togetherI looked at the motley bunch we were sailing with and began to feel uneasy about the trip.His pockets contained a motley collection of coins, movie ticket stubs, and old candies. → motleyExamples from the Corpusa motley collection/crew/assortment etc• A group appear from the house, a motley collection like a troupe of clowns.• When he stalked out he left her with a motley crew mostly of accountants and lawyers.• The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation.• A middle-aged couple got out and began to unload a motley collection of boxes and bags.• All had several days' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing.• Photographs of the period show groups of men in a motley collection of semi-uniform.• If so, is what you have put together really just a motley collection with a messy clash of styles and materials? |
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