patchwork
n
1 [U] type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth with different designs are sewn together 花布拼缝物
[attrib 作定语]
a patchwork bedcover, cushion, quilt, etc 杂拼花布床罩、 垫子、 棉被等.
2 [sing] thing made of various small pieces or parts 拼凑的东西
a patchwork of fields seen from an aeroplane 从飞机上俯瞰的块块田地.
🗣️ 情景例句
He's not making much progress with his English.
他的英语进步不大。
Make me a cup of coffee, will you?
给我冲杯咖啡,好吗?
and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.