| 释义 |
motleymot‧ley /ˈmɒtli $ ˈmɑːtli/ adjective [only before noun]   motleyOrigin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from mote - A motley bunch of students, ex-convicts and unemployed artists worked together to repair the building.
- a motley fleet of aircraft
- The people who travelled with us to Mexico were a motley crew.
- Gaz slowly gathers a motley group of losers.
- If so, is what you have put together really just a motley collection with a messy clash of styles and materials?
- One seemed to be humans dressed in black, the other was a motley group of exters.
- The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation.
- These confiscated nets were a very motley collection.
- They were an entertaining and very motley gang.
seeming to be together for no particular reason► miscellaneous · You'll need enough money for food, transport, and other miscellaneous costs.· Their junk shop was full of chairs, trunks, ornaments, and other miscellaneous objects.· The seminar was attended by a miscellaneous collection of students, businessmen, and housewives. ► motley: motley crew/bunch/assortment etc a group of people of very different kinds, especially people that you disapprove of: · The people who travelled with us to Mexico were a motley crew.· A motley bunch of students, ex-convicts and unemployed artists worked together to repair the building. ► mixed bag informal a group of people or things of very different kinds which do not seem to have much connection with each other: · Downtown is a mixed bag of upscale retailers and discount stores.· Today, healthcare depends on a mixed bag of medical professionals, charity workers, and patients' families. ► this, that, and the other also this, that, and the other thing American spoken say this about a variety of things that someone says or does: · We spent the evening chatting about this, that, and the other.· The casting agents always want me to prove that I can do this, that, and the other thing. NOUN► collection· The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation.· If so, is what you have put together really just a motley collection with a messy clash of styles and materials?· These confiscated nets were a very motley collection.· All had several days' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing.· A motley collection of tawdry items was scattered over an area at least four feet square.· A middle-aged couple got out and began to unload a motley collection of boxes and bags.· A group appear from the house, a motley collection like a troupe of clowns.· Photographs of the period show groups of men in a motley collection of semi-uniform. ► crew· A motley crew for the most part, with the reputation of being beer-swilling, womanising chauvinists.· When he stalked out he left her with a motley crew mostly of accountants and lawyers. ► a motley collection/crew/assortment etc- A group appear from the house, a motley collection like a troupe of clowns.
- A middle-aged couple got out and began to unload a motley collection of boxes and bags.
- All had several days' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing.
- If so, is what you have put together really just a motley collection with a messy clash of styles and materials?
- Photographs of the period show groups of men in a motley collection of semi-uniform.
- The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation.
- When he stalked out he left her with a motley crew mostly of accountants and lawyers.
a motley collection/crew/assortment etc a group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong together:  I looked at the motley bunch we were sailing with and began to feel uneasy about the trip. His pockets contained a motley collection of coins, movie ticket stubs, and old candies. |