patchily
adverb
uk/ˈpætʃ.əl.i/us/ˈpætʃ.əl.i/in a way that onlyexistsorhappensin somepartsorsituations:
散落地；斑驳地；不规则地Bankingservicesare patchilydistributedin thesmallertowns.在较小的城镇，银行服务呈零散分布。
Thebanhas beenappliedpatchily by thecourts.该禁令已被法院间或实施。
in a way that is sometimes good and sometimesbad:
This is a patchilyentertainingTVseries.
Theperformancestartedwell, wentdownhill, andcontinuedratherpatchilythereafter.
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patchy
- Thebirds'nestingsitesare patchilydistributed.
- Thesunlightstreamedpatchily through thedirtywindows.
- For a while themobilephonenetworksprangpatchily back tolife.
- Thestrikewas only patchilysupported.
- There arechildprotectionlaws, but they are only patchilyenforced.
- Theirdebutalbumis patchilyimpressive.
- Waterfordplayedpatchily todefeatLaois.
Rough, irregular and uneven
- abrasion
- abrasive
- abrasiveness
- bumpy
- coarsely
- jag
- jagged
- jaggedly
- jaggy
- jerky
- pockmarked
- ragged
- raggedly
- raggedness
- raggedy
- roughness
- scratchy
- unsteadily
- unsteady
- wonky
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Incomplete
Changing frequently
Quite good, or not very good