patchwork quilt

基本解释

Sharp-eyed readers may note that in places the seams in this patchwork quilt are a little clumsy.
敏锐的读者可能会说用小块布缝缀的被罩有些地方的缝合显得有点笨拙。
But European Jewry is a patchwork quilt, where the bond with Israel depends greatly on local conditions.
但欧洲犹太人犹如拼接的棉被一般，他们同以色列的结合非常依赖当地情况。
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.
此书中的历史不像以上等羊毛精心织就的挂毯，而像以碎布拼成的被子；有些碎布难免会有所重叠，有些则制作得更精美。

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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