| 单词 | patchwork |
| 释义 | patchwork —patchworky, adj. /pach"werrk'/, n. 1. something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms. 2. work made of pieces of cloth or leather of various colors or shapes sewed together, used esp. for covering quilts, cushions, etc. adj. 3. resembling a patchwork, esp. in being makeshift, irregular, or improvised: a patchwork policy of dispensing foreign aid. v.t. 4. to make as patchwork: She specializes in patchworking skirts. 5. to assemble or connect in making patchwork: to patchwork neckties into bedspreads. [1685-95; PATCH1 + WORK] Syn. 1. medley, jumble, mélange. |
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