patch·work /ˈpætʃwɜːk/ n. 1. (由各种颜色或形状的许多小块织物拼缝而成的)拼缝物 She does beautiful patchwork. 她能缝制美丽的拼缀品。 embroidery and patchwork quilts made by women 妇女制作的绣花百衲被 2. 拼缀物 From the airplane we saw a patchwork of fields and woods. 从飞机上我们望见田野和树林拼缀而成的图案。 3. 拼凑的东西,杂烩 a patchwork report 拼凑而成的报告 a patchwork of cribbed ideas 各种剽窃来的想法的大杂烩