chequered

英 [ˈtʃekəd]

美 [ˈtʃekərd]

adj.  成功与失败并存的(过去或历史、事业); 有不同颜色方格图案的

过去式：chequered　

BNC.18798

牛津词典

adj.

• 成功与失败并存的（过去或历史、事业）
  a person's past, etc. that contains both successful and not successful periods
• 有不同颜色方格图案的
  having a pattern of squares of different colours

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 checkered


• ADJ-GRADED (人的生涯、组织的历史)有好有坏的，好坏参半的
  If a person or organization has had achequeredcareer or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.
  1. He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years...
     他的政治生涯将近40年，其间起起伏伏。
  2. Alan had led a very chequered past and had been to prison lots of times.
     艾伦的一生跌宕起伏，蹲过多次大牢。
• ADJ 方格图案的
  Something that ischequeredhas a pattern with squares of two or more different colours.
  1. ...red chequered tablecloths.
     红格子台布

英英释义

adj

• patterned with alternating squares of color
  Synonym:checkedcheckered

双语例句

• Marriage is one long conversation chequered by disputes& Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist.
  婚姻是一次长谈，争论使其丰富&罗伯特。路易斯。史蒂文森，苏格兰小说家。
• Participants sat in a dimly lit room and watched a black and white chequered screen which became greyer in six distinct stages, reducing the contrast between each square.
  参与者坐在光线昏暗的房间里观看黑白方块组成的屏幕，屏幕上的内容分六节并逐渐变灰，即让每个方块之间的对比度逐渐下降。
• Greece has had a chequered history in the modern era.
  希腊的现代史是一段波折不断的历史。
• White flag ( symbol of surrender) Chequered: the race is finished.
  白旗（投降的标志）.黑白旗：赛事结束。
• The old lady smiled, pointed at my tofu approvingly and went back to crocheting the red and white chequered slippers she was making.
  老妇人笑着指了指我碗中的臭豆腐表示赞赏，然后她继续用钩针编织她的红白格子拖鞋。
• His chequered rule he was twice expelled from Athens was a period of great prosperity and culture.
  统治期间，他曾两次被驱逐出雅典，但他统治的时期是雅典经济文化都很繁荣的时期。
• He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years
  他的政治生涯将近40年，其间起起伏伏。
• The painting's history has been chequered. There are nearly a hundred well-documented copies and versions of the work.
  这幅画的历史错综复杂，它有将近100幅证据充分的摹本和版本。
• His chequered business career meant that he would never be able to gain a high position in politics.
  他的盛衰不定的商业生涯意味着他永远不可能在政治上获得很高地位。
• China has a chequered history in swimming.
  中国在游泳项目上有过一段兴衰起伏的历史。