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motley

/mot-lee/US // ˈmɒt li //UK // (ˈmɒtlɪ) //

斑纹,斑马,斑点,斑马线

Related Words

kaleidoscopic万花筒式的,万花筒,万花筒状的,万花筒式disparate差异化的,不同的,差异化,差别的conglomerate企业集团,集团公司,联合企业,企业集团化rainbow彩虹,虹膜,虹彩,云彩assorted各种各样的,各类,各式各样的,什锦diversified多元化,多元化的,多样化的,多样化variegated斑斓的,斑驳的,斑纹的,斑斓mottled斑驳的,斑驳,驳杂的,斑驳的色彩dappled斑驳的,斑驳陆离的,斑驳,斑驳不堪的mixed混合的,混合,混合型,混杂的mingled混杂在一起的,羼杂在一起的,羼杂在一起,混杂在一起discrepant差异性,不一致,不符合要求的,差异dissimilar异种,不相同的,不一样的,不相同heterogeneous异质性,异质,异质性的,异质的indiscriminate不分青红皂白,不分青红皂白的,不分青红皂白地,不加区别地miscellaneous杂项,各种各样的,杂项的,杂项事务multicolored多色的,五彩斑斓,五彩缤纷,多色unlike不像,不一样,不像的,不一样的various各种,各种各样的,各类,各种各样multicolor多色,多色的,多种颜色,多色系

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd.
    • : being of different colors combined: a motley flower border.
    • : wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mot·leys.

    • : a combination of different colors.
    • : a parti-colored effect.
    • : the parti-colored garment of a jester.
    • : a heterogeneous assemblage.
    • : a medley.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.mixed, varied
Synonyms
disparate差异化的,不同的,差异化,差别的kaleidoscopic万花筒式的,万花筒,万花筒状的,万花筒式assorted各种各样的,各类,各式各样的,什锦conglomerate企业集团,集团公司,联合企业,企业集团化dappled斑驳的,斑驳陆离的,斑驳,斑驳不堪的diversified多元化,多元化的,多样化的,多样化mingled混杂在一起的,羼杂在一起的,羼杂在一起,混杂在一起mixed混合的,混合,混合型,混杂的mottled斑驳的,斑驳,驳杂的,斑驳的色彩rainbow彩虹,虹膜,虹彩,云彩variegated斑斓的,斑驳的,斑纹的,斑斓discrepant差异性,不一致,不符合要求的,差异dissimilar异种,不相同的,不一样的,不相同heterogeneous异质性,异质,异质性的,异质的indiscriminate不分青红皂白,不分青红皂白的,不分青红皂白地,不加区别地miscellaneous杂项,各种各样的,杂项的,杂项事务multicolor多色,多色的,多种颜色,多色系multicolored多色的,五彩斑斓,五彩缤纷,多色multiform多种形式的,多形式的,多种形式,多样化的multihued多色的,五彩斑斓,五彩斑斓的,多彩的polychromatic多色性,多色的,多色性的,多色人种prismatic棱柱形,棱角分明,棱镜,棱镜的unlike不像,不一样,不像的,不一样的varicolored杂色的,变色的,杂色,水曲柳various各种,各种各样的,各类,各种各样versicolor斑纹,色斑,斑斓,斑点

Examples

  • My jacket is from Old Navy, and sweaters from a motley of stores I don’t care about.

  • Klagsbrun’s assemblages are motley and ramshackle, and yet vital.

  • The Post led the charge into federal court, welcoming a motley crew.

  • Now, it’s all up to a motley crew of players to plan out how to actually get these things to people like doctors and nurses in the safest way possible.

  • Ultimately conquering the coronavirus pandemic will likely require a motley crew of vaccines which use different technologies.

  • A motley crew of former sailors led by Commodore Joshua Barney mounted the only real resistance to the British.

  • Well, it was based on an amalgam of bands—Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, and Van Halen.

  • A motley crew, to be sure: Islamic states, sub-Saharan Africa, China.

  • The motley crew cast participates in an illegal cross-country car race, while doing anything to win.

  • Vampire Weekend, “Giving up the Gun” The ultimate motley crew: Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas, Daft Punk, Lil Jon and RZA.

  • The proclamation was posted on the door of the court house and soon a motley crowd gathered around to read it.

  • Seldom has war brought together such a motley assemblage of races as gathered on the Ridge during the siege of Delhi.

  • These little shops, which display at regular intervals their motley assortment of wares, fill me with delight.

  • It was a motley army, without uniforms, without banners and many without arms.

  • While waiting for the performance to begin, the motley troop encamps on the grass near the theatre.

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