motley
- adj. 杂色的，斑驳的；混杂的，形形色色的
- n. 混杂物，大杂烩；小丑的杂色衣服；（Motley）<美，英，加>莫特利（人名）
[ 比较级 motlier或more motley 最高级 motliest或most motley ]
英英释义
motley [ 'mɔtli ]
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n.
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a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
同义词： assortment mixture mixed bag miscellany miscellanea variety salmagundi smorgasbord potpourri
- 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
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a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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v.
- make something more diverse and varied
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make motley; color with different colors
同义词： parti-color
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adj.
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consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
"a motley crew"
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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
"a jester dressed in motley"
同义词： calico multicolor multi-color multicolour multi-colour multicolored multi-colored multicoloured multi-coloured painted particolored particoloured piebald pied varicolored varicoloured
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consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
motley /ˈmɒtlɪ/ TEM8
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ADJ You can describe a group of things as a motley collection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different. 杂七杂八的; 混杂的 [ADJ n]
例：...a motley collection of vans, old buses, cattle trucks, and even a fire engine.
...杂七杂八的一堆车，有运货车、旧公共汽车、运牛卡车，甚至有一辆消防车。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.
观众是一群混杂在一起的学生和游客。
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The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。
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The response came with such a thundergust from the motley crew that the crazy building vibrated to the sound.
形形色色的一帮人发出了雷鸣般的回应，那座歪歪斜斜的房屋随着喊声震动起来。
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I felt we had nothing in common but "motley," our Irishness.
我和他们除了都是小丑“,都是爱尔兰人之外没什么区别。
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