| 单词 | hodgepodge |
| 释义 | hodgepodge (once / 21888 pages) n A hodgepodge is a random assortment of things. A dorm room might be furnished with a hodgepodge of milk crates, antique mirrors, and a poster of a kitten hanging on a branch with one paw. Hodgepodge is a funny-sounding word for a somewhat funny occurrence — a grouping of things or people that don't fit together. If you made a stew with bacon, oatmeal, and chocolate cake, you’ve made a hodgepodge (and a bellyache waiting to happen). The piles of stuff stacked in attics tend to be a hodgepodge. British people call it a hotchpotch. A hodgepodge can also be called a mishmash. WORD FAMILYhodgepodge: hodgepodges USAGE EXAMPLESNow about the best place to find his ties, dress shirts and accessories is on Amazon.com — and even that stock is just a hodgepodge. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) And just as the hodgepodge music format called for personal guidance, listeners driving for six days on the road needed companionship. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) The Energy Department is a hodgepodge of organizations, some of which existed decades before DOE was created in 1977. Salon(Dec 15, 2016) 1n a motley assortment of things Syn|Hyper farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety a collection containing a variety of sorts of things 2n a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas Syn|Hyper jumble, patchwork theory a belief that can guide behavior |
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