A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns.
例句
...beds covered in patchwork quilts.盖着百衲被的床
N-SING
拼凑物;混杂物
If you refer to something as a patchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours.
例句
The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.低矮的群山上,绿色和棕色混杂着。...this complex republic, a patchwork of cultures, religions and nationalities.这个复杂的共和国,各种文化、宗教和民族的混合体
英汉词典释义
n.
缝缀而成的各色布片;补缀的手工
A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
2. a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together
3. sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern