1ADJ [ADJ n]拼缀的;拼缝的 A patchwork quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns. 拼缀的;拼缝的
...beds covered in patchwork quilts.
盖着百衲被的床
Patchwork is also a noun.
For centuries, quilting and patchwork have been popular needlecrafts.
几个世纪以来,缝被子和做布拼一直是许多人都会做的针线活儿。
2N-SING 拼凑物;混杂物 If you refer to something as a patchwork, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours. 拼凑物;混杂物
The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown. [+ of]
低矮的群山上,绿色和棕色混杂着。
...this complex republic, a patchwork of cultures, religions and nationalities. [+ of]