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单词 patchwork
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patchwork
noun
uk
/ˈpætʃ.wɜːk/us
/ˈpætʃ.wɝːk/
[U]
clothmade bysewingtogether a lot ofsmallerpiecesofclothwith differentpatternsandcolours, or theactivityof doing this:
拼布工艺（品）
a patchworkquilt/jacket百衲被／拼布绗缝的夹克衫
Theoldladysatin thecornerdoing patchwork.那个老太太坐在角落里做些缝补活。
picture of patchwork
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[S]
amixtureof different things:
拼缀物，拼凑的东西，杂烩
Welookedout of theaircraftwindowdown onto the patchworkoffieldsbelow.我们从飞机的舷窗俯视下面纵横交错的田地。
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(Definition ofpatchworkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

patchwork| American Dictionary

patchwork
noun[U]
us
/ˈpætʃˌwɜrk/
clothconsisting ofsmallerpiecesofdifferentlypatternedcloththat aresewntogether:
a patchworkquilt
fig.Welookeddown at the patchwork offieldsbelow us.
(Definition ofpatchworkfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpatchwork

patchwork
Alternatively, or in addition, the idea is that, given the circumstances, it is in some sense better to stitch together these patchworks than use theories of justice directly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Either he is saying that the range of possible patchworks is narrower than the range of theories of justice that are being propounded amongst the judges or citizens.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Riemannian space-time is apatchworkof such regions.
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The no-compromise design of thepatchworkdensitometer gives a number of advantages over other currently available systems.
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In the inland forests, systematic sampling was necessary because there was frequently apatchworkof various forest types even within small areas.
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What my analysis of socialism predicted-in contrast to others'-was thatpatchwork-like reforms wouldn't strengthen the system; on the contrary, they would weaken it.
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Political instability, and even civil war, do not interfere with such forms of sovereignty, partly due to thepatchworkof private security offered to enclaves.
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The text of the chant is apatchwork.
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Thus planning became a" politicalpatchworkbased on the" art of the possible" ".
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The range of reaction here is enormous, and represents as much apatchworkquilt of regional diversity as most of the other variables.
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On the other hand, a brief examination of the licensing policies suggests apatchworkof strategies offering customers little logic or coherence.
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Imagine that a government is gradually introducing apatchworkof tax credits.
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The resultingpatchworkapproach achieves optimization at the local level, but ignores benefits gained by taking a systemlevel view.
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A bedstead, which seemed half falling down, was furnished with very ragged printed cotton furniture, apatchworkquilt, and sheets of the coarsest hemp.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The difficulty is that small patchworks of the safety protection quilt are unveiled bit by bit.
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