patchy fog
团团的雾
The grass was dry and patchy.
草都干了，东一片西一片的。
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。
1.补缀(而成)的;尽是补钉的
2.凑成的;不调合的
3.脾气别扭的
1.happening or existing in some places but not in other places
2.not detailed enough or complete enough to be useful
3.if someone’s performance or work is patchy, it is good sometimes but not always
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。
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。”
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。