patchwork

[US]/ˈpætʃˌwɜ:k/
[UK]/'pætʃ'wɝk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.縫綴而成的各色布片;補綴的手工
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

patchwork design

拼布設計

patchwork quilt

拼布被

colorful patchwork

色彩繽紛的拼布

handmade patchwork

手工拼布

Example Sentences

a patchwork of stone walls and green fields.

石牆和未經開發的綠地的拼湊。

A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material.

做雜拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好辦法。

a patchwork of open fields interspersed with copses of pine.

空曠的田野上一片片的小松樹林點綴於其間。

She created a beautiful patchwork quilt for her grandmother.

她爲奶奶做了一條漂亮的拼布被。

The patchwork of fields stretched out as far as the eye could see.

眼前一望無際的田野拼成了一幅圖案。

Her dress was a colorful patchwork of different fabrics.

她的裙子是由不同面料拼接而成的五顏六色。

The old house had a patchwork roof made of mismatched tiles.

那座老房子的屋頂是由不同顏色的瓦片拼湊而成的。

His memories were a patchwork of happy and sad moments.

他的記憶是一幅由快樂和悲傷時刻拼湊而成的圖案。

The quilt was made from a patchwork of recycled fabrics.

這條被子是由回收面料拼接而成的。

The patchwork of laws in different countries can be confusing.

不同國家的法律拼湊在一起可能令人困惑。

The garden was a patchwork of flowers, herbs, and vegetables.

花園裏種滿了各種花卉、草藥和蔬菜,形成了一幅拼布圖案。

The quilt featured a patchwork design with intricate patterns.

這條被子採用了複雜的圖案設計,形成了一個拼布風格。

The patchwork of cultures in the city made it a vibrant and diverse place.

城市中不同文化的拼接使其成爲一個充滿活力和多樣性的地方。

Real-world Examples

The union today resembles a patchwork of ideological and regional tendencies.

如今的歐盟就像意識形態和區域合作趨勢的大雜燴。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A magnetic map shows a familiar patchwork on the face of the sun.

太陽表面的磁場分佈看來十分眼熟。

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Sun"

Schools in Illinois, as in many other states, have a patchwork of rules governing where transgender people can pee.

和其他州一樣,伊利諾斯州的學校就跨性別者該在何處上廁所這個問題有着形形色色的規定。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

As if on a parchment map, the light spots on this patchwork show abandoned plots.

這像一張羊皮紙地圖, 光點顯示了被放棄的計劃。

Source: "BBC Documentary: Home"

Fred brought the car lower, and Harry saw a dark patchwork of fields and clumps of trees.

弗雷德把車降低了一些,哈利看到了一片片田地和一簇簇樹木組成的深色圖案。

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Low trust, and you get the bad patchwork of behaviors and anger that we've seen here.

而低信任,則會導致我們這裏看到的各種壞行爲和憤怒。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2022 Compilation

For years pharma firms have offered a patchwork of plans to help customers afford insulin and other drugs.

多年來,製藥公司提供了各種各樣的計劃來幫助客戶負擔胰島素和其他藥物。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

They're finding that the brain is like a patchwork mosaic -- a mixture.

他們發現大腦就像一幅拼湊的馬賽克—一種混合體。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2019 Collection

The sector is subject to a patchwork of state and local regulations.

該行業受州和地方法規的共同管轄。

Source: Dominance Episode 1

The green patchwork of the Mekong Delta became its most prized rice region.

湄公河三角洲的綠色稻田成爲其最受重視的稻米產區。

Source: New York Times

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