| 释义 |
patchwork patchwork /ˈpætʃ.wɜːk/ aep /-wɝːk/ noun  1 F0 [U] cloth made by sewing together a lot of smaller pieces of cloth with different patterns and colours, or the activity of doing this: » a patchwork quilt/jacket» The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork.Thesaurus+: ↑Knitting and sewing2 F0 [S] a mixture of different things: » We looked out of the aircraft window down onto the patchwork of fields below.Thesaurus+: ↑Variety and mixtures , ↑Mixing and mixtures , ↑Groups and collections of things |