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chequered [noun]
作定语，表示“有方格图案的”，常用来描述衣物、布料等。
She wore a chequered shirt.
她穿了一件格子衬衫。
方格图案的；棋盘格状的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
方格图案的；棋盘格状的
having a pattern made of alternating squares of two colors, like a chessboard
She wore a chequered shirt.
她穿了一件格子衬衫。
有格子花的；有...交错着的
v mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on；v variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns；s patterned with alternating squares of color
After a chequered career in several industries, he finally found a job he loved.
在多个行业历经波折的职业生涯后，他最终找到了一份自己热爱的工作。
The team's performance this season has been chequered, with brilliant wins and disappointing losses.
该队本赛季的表现起伏不定，既有精彩的胜利，也有令人失望的失利。
Her past is chequered, but she has turned her life around.
她的过去充满波折，但她已经彻底改变了生活。
作定语，表示“有方格图案的”，常用来描述衣物、布料等。
She wore a chequered shirt.
她穿了一件格子衬衫。
用于抽象意义，指经历或过程中好坏参半、波折很多。
The company has had a chequered history.
这家公司有一段起伏不定的历史。
常用被动语态，表示“点缀着、交错着”，也可用于比喻。
The meadow was chequered with wild flowers.
草地上野花交错点缀着。
Not this
The tablecloth was chequered by red and white squares.
Use this
The tablecloth was chequered with red and white squares.
被动语态中，chequered 后面表示图案或颜色内容时应用介词 with，构成 be chequered with...；by 引出的是动作执行者，红白方格并非执行者，而是图案本身。
Not this
He had a chequered job in the company.
Use this
He had a chequered career in the company.
表示“有起有落、好坏参半”的比喻义时，chequered 的习惯搭配是 a chequered career/past/history，而不是 job。job 指具体职位，career 指长期的工作经历，符合这里想表达的意思。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
方格图案；棋盘格图案
The floor was decorated with a chequered pattern of black and white tiles.
地板上装饰着黑白相间的方格图案。
（赛车比赛终点的）方格旗
He crossed the line first to take the chequered flag.
他第一个冲过终点线，拿到了方格旗。
跌宕起伏的历史；时好时坏的经历
The company has had a chequered history, with periods of rapid growth and sudden decline.
这家公司有着跌宕起伏的历史，经历过快速增长期，也经历过骤然衰落期。
曲折多变的职业生涯；起起落落的事业
After a chequered career in journalism, she turned to teaching.
在新闻业经历了起起伏伏的职业生涯后，她转行做了教师。
盛衰无常的命运；起伏不定的运势
The old port's chequered fortunes mirrored the changing patterns of world trade.
这座老港口的盛衰浮沉，正反映了世界贸易格局的变迁。
成败参半的历史
The company has had a chequered history before becoming the market leader.
这家公司在成为市场领导者之前，经历了一段成败参半的历史。
起伏多变的职业生涯
After a chequered career in several industries, she finally found her calling as a teacher.
在多个行业走过一段起伏不定的职业生涯后，她最终发现自己适合当老师。
复杂多变的过去
The politician's chequered past was scrutinised relentlessly by the press.
这位政客复杂多变的过去受到新闻界的无情审视。
在斑驳的树荫下起舞。
This line, from John Milton's poem 'L'Allegro' (1645), uses 'chequered' to describe the dappled shade under the trees where people are dancing.
这句出自约翰·弥尔顿的诗作《快乐的人》（1645年），用 chequered 形容人们跳舞时树下斑驳的光影。
Use chequered naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把chequered联想成棋盘(chess)方格，一格亮一格暗，正如人生成败交替、时运起伏。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literal: describing patterns made of squares、figurative: describing a career or history with mixed fortunes chequered 通常有字面和比喻两种用法：字面义指有方格图案的，语气中性；比喻义（如 a chequered career）形容经历起伏、好坏参半，多用于书面或较正式语境，口语中不常见。
chequered 英式读作 /ˈtʃɛkəd/。这些词都不是完全押韵。conquered /ˈkɒŋkəd/ 与 chequered 都含 -quered 拼写，且英式读音结尾相近，但重读元音不同。cheque /tʃɛk/ 的读音正是 chequered 的第一个音节。covered、considered 只是拼写以 -ered 结尾，英式读音末尾都是 /əd/，但重音和辅音不同，需注意。mosquito、technique 中的 qu 也读 /k/，但元音和重音不同，不要照拼写读。
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