| 释义 |
checkerwork
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : work with a checkered pattern : work marked by checks : checkered design
< a checkerwork of light and shadow >
2. : sequence of changing fortune : vicissitude
< the checkerwork of our lives >
3. : a structure of firebrick (as in a regenerative furnace) built so that the bricks alternate with open spaces permitting the passage of gases which give heat to or receive heat from the firebrick |