n.修补工作；拼凑的东西；混杂物
She patched new cloth to the old coat, so it seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上,所以那件衣服看上去就像拼凑起来的东西。
This is not plagiarism but just a patchwork of quotations. 这不是剽窃，这只是拼凑出来的。
The result is a patchwork landscape. 其结果就是拼缝布一样杂驳的风景。
