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

• Her chequered musical career is indeed the stuff of storybooks.
  她那曲折多变的音乐生涯足可以写成小说。
• At least we know what we have to do, but again it was important to arrive at the chequered flag.
  至少我们知道我们需要做什么，但完赛仍然是很重要的。
• Chequered: the race is finished.
  黑白旗：赛事结束。
• A girl with a blue chequered headcloth was standing on the verandah adjacent to the northern room.
  在北房的廊子下面站着一个戴着蓝格子头巾的女孩子。
• He had a chequered career in his early days but seems to have settled down now that he's joined the police force.
  在早期，他的生涯沉浮休咎，不过现在他已加入了警察部队，似乎已安定下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 world of tomorrow will be a chequered board of interdependence and rivalry.
  明天的世界将是一个起伏跌宕董事会依存和竞争的关系。