patchwork
n. 补缀品,拼缝物; 混杂物
A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns.
...beds covered in patchwork quilts.
盖着百衲被的床
If you refer to something as a patchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours.
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
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
For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.
几个世纪以来,缝被子和做布拼一直是许多人都会做的针线活儿。
The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
低矮的群山上,绿色和棕色混杂着。
She patched new cloth to the old coat, so It'seemed mere patchwork.
她把新布初到那件旧上衣上, 所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西.
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.
Mr. Cruncher reposed under a patchwork counterpane, like a Harlequin at home.
克朗彻先生盖了一床白衲衣图案的花哨被子, 像是呆在家里的丑角.