motleying

The volunteers were a motley crew of students, retirees, and professionals.

这些志愿者是一群由学生、退休人员和专业人士组成的形形色色的人。

His desk held a motley collection of pens, keys, and old receipts.

他的书桌上堆着钢笔、钥匙和旧收据，五花八门。

The band was a motley lot, but they played beautifully together.

这支乐队成员五花八门，但他们合奏得很美。

In Shakespeare's As You Like It, Jaques uses 'motley fool' to describe the court jester Touchstone; the phrase later gave rise to 'motley crew'.

在莎士比亚的《皆大欢喜》中，杰奎斯用“motley fool”来描绘宫廷小丑试金石；这个说法后来衍生出“motley crew”（杂七杂八的一伙）。

This line, with its key word 'motley,' opens the English version of 'Vesti la giubba' in Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci.

这一句以关键词“motley”开篇，出自莱翁卡瓦洛歌剧《丑角》中《穿上戏装》的英译版。