| 单词 | patchwork |
| 释义 | patchwork (once / 3459 pages) n WORD FAMILY patchwork: patchworks USAGE EXAMPLESThis creates a difficult patchwork of laws for businesses that operate in multiple jurisdictions, a problem that will likely worsen over the next four years. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Whenever Marines ventured into the neighboring patchwork of farmland, canals and homes, they were entering a network of interconnected traps. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Jacob Starnes, 18, sought a bike with Patchwork as a means to see his daughter living in Georgia. Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016) 1n sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern Hyper sewing, stitchery needlework on which you are working with needle and thread 2n a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together Syn|Hypo|Hyper patchwork quilt crazy quilt a patchwork quilt without a design comfort, comforter, puff, quilt bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together 3n a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas Syn|Hyper hodgepodge, jumble theory a belief that can guide behavior |
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