motley的中文翻译是什么意思

motley

US/ˈmɑtli/
UK/ˈmɒtli/

adj. 混杂的; 杂色的; 五颜六色的

motley柯林斯释义

ADJ-GRADED杂七杂八的;混杂的

You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different.

  • ...a motley collection of vans, old buses, cattle-trucks, and even a fire engine...

    杂七杂八的一堆车,有运货车、旧公共汽车、运牛车,甚至救火车

  • The volunteers seem a motley crew.

    志愿者里似乎什么人都有。

motley英文释义

Noun

1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

  • a great assortment of cars was on display
  • he had a variety of disorders
  • a veritable smorgasbord of religions

2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

    3. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

      Verb

      1. make something more diverse and varied;

      • Vary the menu

      2. make motley; color with different colors

        Adjective

        1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity);

        • an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
        • assorted sizes
        • miscellaneous accessories
        • a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
        • a motley crew
        • sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards

        2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;

        • a jester dressed in motley
        • the painted desert
        • a particolored dress
        • a piebald horse
        • pied daisies

        motley场景例句

        The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.

        屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。

        His friends were a motley crew.

        他的朋友三教九流全有.

        The volunteers seem a motley crew.

        志愿者里似乎什么人都有。

        The motley company had increased to ten.

        这群乌合之众已经增加到了十个人.

        The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage.

        不多一会儿,屋子里便挤满了形形色色的来开会的人.

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        motley词性变形

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