motley

英['mɒtli] 美['mɑːtli]
  • adj. 杂色的；混杂的
  • n. 杂色；杂色衣服；混杂；小丑
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星级词汇:
  • motley adj.杂色的；混杂的n.杂色；杂色衣服；混杂；小丑

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things;

    "a great assortment of cars was on display"
    "he had a variety of disorders"
    "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

  2. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

  3. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

Adjective:
  1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds;

    "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"
    "assorted sizes"
    "miscellaneous accessories"
    "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"
    "a motley crew"
    "sundry sciences commonly known as social"

  2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;

    "a jester dressed in motley"
    "the painted desert"
    "a particolored dress"
    "a piebald horse"
    "pied daisies"

Verb:
  1. make something more diverse and varied;

    "Vary the menu"

  2. make motley; color with different colors

双语例句

1. 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。

来自《权威词典》

2. His friends were a motley crew.
他的朋友三教九流全有.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The volunteers seem a motley crew.
志愿者里似乎什么人都有。

来自辞典例句

4. The motley company had increased to ten.
这群乌合之众已经增加到了十个人.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. The room was soon filled with a motley assemblage.
不多一会儿,屋子里便挤满了形形**的来开会的人.

来自辞典例句

    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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moto motive motleyness motley crew motley-colored
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