patchy

US [ˈpætʃi]
UK ['pætʃi]
  • adj.零散的；散落的；分布不匀的；不完整的
  • Web斑状；补丁的；补缀的
Comparative Degree：patchier  Superlative：patchiest  

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patchy
adj.
1.
零散的；散落的；分布不匀的existing or happening in some places and not others
patchy fog
团团的雾
The grass was dry and patchy.
草都干了，东一片西一片的。
2.
不完整的；参差不齐的not complete; good in some parts, but not in others
a patchy knowledge of Spanish
对西班牙语一知半解
It was a patchy performance.
那是一场水准参差的演出。

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Definition:
AllAll,零散的零散的,散落的散落的,分布不匀的分布不匀的,不完整的不完整的,斑状斑状,补丁的补丁的,补缀的补缀的
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1.
Moran is right, it is simple: and yet, for such a simple message, its cultural penetration has been patchy, fluctuating and disappointing.
墨兰是对的，这本来就很简单：然而，即便是这样一个简单的信息，它的文化穿透一直都不甚完整，摇摆不定，令人失望。
mò lán shì duì de , zhè běn lái jiù hěn jiǎn dān : rán ér , jí biàn shì zhè yàng yī gè jiǎn dān de xìn xī , tā de wén huà chuān tòu yì zhí dōu bù shèn wán zhěng , yáo bǎi bú dìng , lìng rén shī wàng 。
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2.
"Enforcement is still patchy but our office in Shanghai is having increasing success, " she said.
她说：“执行情况依旧有好有坏，但我们在上海的办事处在这方面日益取得进展。”
tā shuō : " zhí xíng qíng kuàng yī jiù yǒu hǎo yǒu huài , dàn wǒ men zài shàng hǎi de bàn shì chù zài zhè fāng miàn rì yì qǔ de jìn zhǎn 。 "
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3.
HALF a year since the Arabs began to shake off their oppressive slumber, the picture is patchy.
半年来，自从阿拉伯人开始摆脱他们受压制的噩梦，情形有好有坏。
bàn nián lái , zì cóng ā lā bó rén kāi shǐ bǎi tuō tā men shòu yā zhì de è mèng , qíng xíng yǒu hǎo yǒu huài 。
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4.
We'd been on a bit of a high following the wins over Bilbao and Everton but our other results had been somewhat patchy.
在赢了毕尔巴鄂与爱佛顿后我们显示出一流水准，但是其他比赛结果就显得与一流球队的地位不那么协调了。
zài yíng le bì ěr bā è yǔ ài fó dùn hòu wǒ men xiǎn shì chū yì liú shuǐ zhǔn , dàn shì qí tā bǐ sài jié guǒ jiù xiǎn de yǔ yì liú qiú duì de dì wèi bù nà me xié tiáo le 。
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5.
But some US policymakers privately complain that European backing is patchy and tends to go up and down with the euro.
但一些美国的政策制定者私下里抱怨，来自欧洲的支持显得零零碎碎，往往随着欧元的起落而变化。
dàn yì xiē měi guó de zhèng cè zhì dìng zhě sī xià li bào yuàn , lái zì ōu zhōu de zhī chí xiǎn de líng líng suì suì , wǎng wǎng suí zhe ōu yuán de qǐ luò ér biàn huà 。
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6.
He deserves congratulations for winning such a vote even in the face of a costly war and a patchy economy.
他确实值得祝贺，因为他是在面临一场昂贵的战争和经济失调的情况下赢得这场选举的。
tā què shí zhí de zhù hè , yīn wèi tā shì zài miàn lín yī chǎng áng guì de zhàn zhēng hé jīng jì shī tiáo de qíng kuàng xià yíng dé zhè chǎng xuǎn jǔ de 。
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7.
The good news is that the blooms tend to be really patchy, so it may involve going just a few miles up the road to find an unaffected beach.
好消息是（水藻）开花只趋于是在局部区域，所以只要继续行进数公里就可找到未受（红潮）影响的岸边。
hǎo xiāo xi shì ( shuǐ zǎo ) kāi huā zhǐ qū yú shì zài jú bù qū yù , suǒ yǐ zhǐ yào jì xù xíng jìn shù gōng lǐ jiù kě zhǎo dào wèi shòu ( hóng cháo ) yǐng xiǎng de àn biān 。
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8.
Progress may be patchy, but at least the OGP's non-governmental members will be able to make plenty of noise about it.
进展不可能一帆风顺，但是至少OGP的非政府成员能就此大肆讨论。
jìn zhǎn bù kě néng yì fān fēng shùn , dàn shì zhì shǎo OGP de fēi zhèng fǔ chéng yuán néng jiù cǐ dà sì tǎo lùn 。
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9.
Yet fortunately, the newspaper undertakes much of this on my behalf, leaving my own brand-building efforts amateurish and patchy.
但不幸的是，这份报纸替我代劳了大部分这方面的工作，使我打造个人品牌的手段既业余，又不完整。
dàn bú xìng de shì , zhè fèn bào zhǐ tì wǒ dài láo le dà bù fen zhè fāng miàn de gōng zuò , shǐ wǒ dǎ zào gè rén pǐn pái de shǒu duàn jì yè yú , yòu bù wán zhěng 。
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10.
And since gambling is a state rather than a federal issue, any legalisation of online gambling is likely to be patchy.
自从博彩更多的变成州营而不是联邦的事情的时候，任何在线博彩的合法化都看起来不可调和。
zì cóng bó cǎi gèng duō de biàn chéng zhōu yíng ér bú shì lián bāng de shì qíng de shí hou , rèn hé zài xiàn bó cǎi de hé fǎ huà dōu kàn qǐ lái bù kě tiáo hé 。
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