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a patchwork of [plural noun]
常用来形容由不同元素混合组成的事物。
The neighborhood is a patchwork of different cultures.
这个社区是不同文化杂糅而成的地方。
拼布；拼缝物
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拼布；拼缝物
needlework or a quilt made by sewing pieces of different materials together
The neighborhood is a patchwork of different cultures.
这个社区是不同文化杂糅而成的地方。
一种由多种颜色和形状缝制而成的作品,如毯子,以形成有趣的整体。
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
利用许多不同方面来构成一个整体的任何创作。
Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.
She wrapped herself in a warm patchwork quilt her grandmother had made.
她裹着祖母做的温暖拼布被。
The new policy is a patchwork of conflicting rules from different departments.
新政策是各部门相互冲突规则的拼凑。
The museum displayed a beautiful patchwork made from old silk scraps.
博物馆展出了一件用旧丝绸碎片制成的美丽拼布。
常用来形容由不同元素混合组成的事物。
The neighborhood is a patchwork of different cultures.
这个社区是不同文化杂糅而成的地方。
名词作定语，表示“拼凑而成的”。
The country's patchwork health system is hard to navigate.
该国由零散部分拼成的医疗体系很难应付。
用于字面意义“拼布”的制作过程；比喻意义常用 a patchwork of。
They sewed the old clothes into a patchwork for the bed.
他们把旧衣服缝拼成一条床用拼布。
Not this
The city is patchwork of different cultures.
Use this
The city is a patchwork of different cultures.
“patchwork” 用于指“由不同事物拼凑而成的东西”时是可数名词，必须带不定冠词。中文没有冠词概念，学习者容易漏掉“a”。加上“a”后句子才符合英语语法。
Not this
The story is a patchwork different legends.
Use this
The story is a patchwork of different legends.
名词“patchwork”后接“of”引出其构成成分，表示“……的拼凑”。中文中“不同传说的拼凑”不需要介词，因此学习者常漏掉“of”。这个介词不可省略。
Not this
The bag is made of patchworks.
Use this
The bag is made of patchwork.
当“patchwork”指“拼布材料/工艺”时，它是不可数名词，不能加复数。中文中“拼布”没有明确的可数性，学习者容易按可数名词处理。改为单数“patchwork”才能正确指代材料。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拼布被子
The bed was covered with a colorful patchwork quilt.
床上盖着一床色彩缤纷的拼布被子。
拼布外套
She bought a vintage patchwork jacket at the market.
她在集市上买了一件复古拼布外套。
多元文化的大杂烩；多种文化的拼合
London is a patchwork of cultures and communities.
伦敦是一座由多元文化和众多社群拼合而成的城市。
一块块田地拼成的景象
From the plane, the farmland looked like a patchwork of fields.
从飞机上看，农田就像一块块田地拼缀而成的图案。
拼凑式做法；零散应对方式
The government has taken a patchwork approach to housing reform.
政府对住房改革采取了一种拼凑式的做法。
拼凑而成的立法；零散的法律条文
The country relies on patchwork legislation that varies by state.
这个国家依靠的是各州不一、拼凑而成的立法。
由零碎部分拼凑而成的事物；大杂烩
The neighborhood is a patchwork of different cultures.
这个街区是不同文化的大杂烩。
拼布被子；（比喻）拼凑而成的事物
The country's legal system is a patchwork quilt of local customs.
该国的法律制度是由地方习俗拼凑而成的大杂烩。
零敲碎打的解决办法；权宜之计
The government's patchwork solution failed to address the root cause.
政府零敲碎打的解决方案未能解决根本原因。
我们都是拼凑而成的，构成如此无形而多样，以至于每一点、每一刻都在各自扮演自己的角色。
In his Essays, Montaigne wrote that we are all patchwork, meaning that our character is composed of many disparate and sometimes contradictory elements.
蒙田在《随笔集》中写道，我们都是拼凑而成之物，意思是我们的性格由许多不同甚至矛盾的元素组成。
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记忆联想：patch（补丁、小片）+ work（作品）→ 把一块块小布片拼缝成的作品，即拼布/拼凑物。
语域：neutral 常见场景：缝纫/拼布、比喻：由不同部分拼凑的事物 拼布义多用于手工艺语境；比喻义比较常见于形容政策、理论等由不同部分拼凑而成。
“patchwork”读 /ˈpætʃwɜːk/。词尾 '-work' 的读音 /wɜːk/ 与 work、network、homework 的结尾相同（不与整词押韵）；词首 'patch' 读 /pætʃ/，与 catch、match 押韵。注意 pitchfork 拼写相似但读 /ˈpɪtʃfɔːk/，不押韵。
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