| 词汇 | chequered |
| 释义 | chequered adjective UK(UScheckered)uk /ˈtʃek.əd/ us /ˈtʃek.ɚd/ chequeredadjective (GOOD AND BAD)having had both successful and unsuccessful periods in your past: 成败参半的；盛衰多变的 He's had a chequered business career.他的经商之路成败参半。 Variety and mixtures all manner of somethingidiom alphabet soup assorted assortment biodiverse hybridize hybridized it takes all sorts (to make a world)idiom jumble kludge odds and ends of every stripe/of all stripesidiom panoply patchwork polycentric this this and thatidiom variety is the spice of lifeidiom variously wide choice chequeredadjective (PATTERN)(alsochecked) having a pattern of squares in two or more colours: 有不同颜色格子图案的 red and white chequered tablecloths红白格子桌布 Patterns and shapes amorphous arabesque argyle asymmetrically asymmetry flecked formless formlessly fretted geoglyph scalloped scissor semilunaris shapeable shaped wavery wavily weave willow pattern zigzag Examples of chequeredchequered No public statement by them makes any comparison with their homeland's still-recent chequered history. During the mid-seventeenth century the village had a chequered and sometimes violent career. Interventional closure of interatrial communications has had a chequered history, and debate on the optimal device will certainly continue. Most geneticists will emerge from the experience knowing much more about the chequered history of their subject than they did before. The marble floor was of a chequered green and white pattern. In addition to the similarity in calling, the status of the shaman and that of the actor both have a chequered history. In any case, given the chequered history of languages teaching in many countries, startling breakthroughs probably deserve to be treated with some suspicion. It first appeared as chequered history. The committee has a chequered reputation. It has, after all, had a rather chequered career in another place and got off to a false start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a serious commitment, in view of the chequered history of the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that we shall not find that its future career is as chequered as its immediate past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These people may well have a chequered record of errors of judgment for which the only rational explanation is a covert commitment to another cause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fitting of flue gas desulphurisation has had a chequered passage in the past 12 months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The herring industry had somewhat chequered results in 1963. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of chequered These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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