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motley

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  • adj.

    混杂的;杂色的;五颜六色的;

  • n.

    (丑角穿的)杂色衣服;小丑;

  • 变形

    复数:motleys

    英英释义

    motley[ 'mɔtli ]

    • n.
      • a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

        同义词:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourri

      • a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
      • a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
    • v.
      • make something more diverse and varied

        同义词:varyvariegate

      • make motley; color with different colors

        同义词:parti-color

    • adj.
      • consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)

        "a motley crew"

        同义词:assortedmiscellaneousmixedsundry(a)

      • having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

        "a jester dressed in motley"

        同义词:calicomulticolormulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulticoloredmulti-coloredmulticolouredmulti-colouredpaintedparticoloredparticolouredpiebaldpiedvaricoloredvaricoloured

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    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. They are wearing a motley collection of old clothes.
      他们穿着各式各样的旧衣服。
    2. The people she'd invited were a pretty motley crew.
      她请的人相当杂。
    3. The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage.
      不多一会儿,屋子里便挤满了形形色色的来开会的人。

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