Word · Frequency #18798
Fully loadedchequered
方格图案的；棋盘格状的
having a pattern made of alternating squares of two colors, like a chessboard
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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
有格子花的；有...交错着的
时运起伏的；好坏参半的；多变的；有格子花的；有...交错着的；盛衰无常的；多波折的
In use
After a chequered career in several industries, he finally found a job he loved.
The team's performance this season has been chequered, with brilliant wins and disappointing losses.
Her past is chequered, but she has turned her life around.
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。
have a chequered history/past/career
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。
be chequered with [something]
常用被动语态，表示“点缀着、交错着”，也可用于比喻。
Connections
Collocations
- a chequered pattern
- 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。
- the chequered flag
- （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。
- a chequered history
- 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。
- a chequered career
- 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。
- chequered fortunes
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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