patchwork quilt

基本解釋

Sharp-eyed readers may note that in places the seams in this patchwork quilt are a little clumsy.
敏銳的讀者可能會(huì)說用小塊布縫綴的被罩有些地方的縫合顯得有點(diǎn)笨拙。
But European Jewry is a patchwork quilt, where the bond with Israel depends greatly on local conditions.
但歐洲猶太人猶如拼接的棉被一般，他們同以色列的結(jié)合非常依賴當(dāng)?shù)厍闆r。
This is history not as fine-woven tapestry but as patchwork quilt; inevitably some of the patches overlap, and some are more finely-worked than others.
此書中的歷史不像以上等羊毛精心織就的掛毯，而像以碎布拼成的被子；有些碎布難免會(huì)有所重疊，有些則制作得更精美。

As a result networks became a patchwork quilt of spectrum that was tricky to use effectively.
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The world is covered with a patchwork quilt of a myriad of legal jurisdictions, languages and local practices.
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As they begin to lose touch with their culture and values, Hispanics lose the ability to contribute in a unique way to the patchwork quilt of the American story.
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