patchwork
UK ['pætʃ.wɜ:k] US [-wɝ:k] noun
uncountable
■cloth which is made by sewing together a lot of smaller usually square pieces of cloth with different patterns and colours, or the activity of doing this 拼布工艺（品）•a patchwork quilt/jacket百衲被／拼布补缀的夹克衫 •The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork.那个老太太坐在角落里做些缝补活。 only singular
■a mixture of different things 拼缀物，拼凑的东西，杂烩•We looked out of the aircraft window down onto the patchwork of fields below.我们从飞机的舷窗俯视下面纵横交错的田地。 |